Young people can start their driving school training one year earlier. After successfully passing their driving test, they receive a license for categories B and BE (passenger cars). However, they may only drive when accompanied by a named person. The accompanying person must meet certain requirements.
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Bremen, Stadt
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Preconditions
- Requirements as for a normal driving license
- The legal guardians (usually the parents) must agree to the participation and also declare their consent to the accompanying persons
Requirements for accompanying persons:
- Completion of the 30th year of age,
- Possession of a valid driving license category B (or 3) for at least five years (the accompanying person must also have their driving license with them)
- no more than one point on the driving aptitude register at the time the test certificate is issued
- not accompanying the holder of a test certificate if the limit values of 0.25 mg/l or 0.5 per mille of alcohol in the blood are exceeded or if the accompanying person is under the influence of intoxicating substances.
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Subsequent changes to accompanying persons in the test certificate
If a new accompanying person is to be added to the test certificate after the driver's license has been issued, this must be requested from the driving license authority.
The following are required:
- Declaration of consent from each accompanying person with copy of ID and driver's license
- Declaration of consent from the legal guardian for the accompanying person
- A fee of EUR 17.70 must be paid to the driving license authority for each accompanying person.
Applications for BF 17 will be converted into a general application if
- this is received within 3 months before reaching the age of 18 or
- missing documents are only submitted within the above-mentioned 3-month period and the application is therefore only complete within this period.
The person concerned, including the driving school, will not be informed.
The number of accompanying persons is not limited. Participation in a preparatory event is voluntary, but is expressly and strongly recommended. The accompanying persons are not driving instructors. They are therefore not permitted to interfere with the steering wheel. Instead, they should provide assistance in anticipatory driving, pass on their experience and exert a moderating influence on driving behavior. They should be able to behave correctly in conflict situations; this is often difficult without preparation.
The obligation to be accompanied by a chaperone no longer applies from the age of 18.
fee
- Fee
- plus 10,00 EUR per accompanying person0.00 to 53.60 EUR
- Advance payment
- no
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Procedure
Requirements as for a normal driving license
Earliest start of training:
- 16 ½ years old
- Theoretical test at the earliest three months before the 17th birthday
- practical driving test one month before the birthday.
The application is submitted via the driving school, the legal guardians (usually the parents) must give their consent. The accompanying persons must be named.
After the application has been submitted, the authorities check whether there are any suitability concerns.
Only when suitability has been established can the TÜV be commissioned to carry out the test.
In any case, the theoretical and practical driving test with compulsory training must be taken at a driving school.
The test certificate is issued after the practical driving test has been passed, provided that the driver has already reached the age of 17 at this time.
If the test is taken before the 17th birthday, the test certificate can be collected from the driving license authority after the 17th birthday.
The test certificate remains valid for a transitional period of three months after the 18th birthday.
The EU card driving license will be sent to you by post by the driving license authority when you turn 18.
Deadlines
The examination certificate remains valid until three months after the 18th birthday.
Processing time
4 weeks until 6 weeks