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Driving licence

The driving licence authority is responsible for granting driving licences, issuing driving licences, replacement driving licences and international driving licences as well as for exchanging old driving licences for EU card driving licences.

They also monitor multiple offenders (traffic offenders) and provisional drivers. Individual questions must generally be clarified in a personal meeting and will not be answered by telephone for data protection reasons.

If you have any questions about the driving licence, such as changes to personal details, driving ability, extension or addition to the driving licence, exceptions and other things, you will find information in the following detailed descriptions or you can ask the driving licence authority to avoid errors, unnecessary extra work and personal hassle.

Please be aware: Personal documents (ID card, passport) must be presented for all matters concerning the driving licence authority and a personal appearance is frequently required.

Please note: Proof of first aid training (9 lessons) must always be provided in the event of an application for the granting, extending or renewing a driving licence in accordance with Section 19 Driving Licence Ordinance (FeV). “Old” evidence of training in immediate measures at the scene of an accident (8 lessons) can no longer be recognised. Exceptions to this are holders of class C or class D driving licences. Other exceptions are class C1 if this was issued after 30 June 1999.

Applying for a driving licence

Applying for a driving licence from 17

To acquire a driving licence from 17, the same conditions generally apply as with the normal driving licence.

In addition, an application for participation in accompanied driving at 17 must be made and information about the intended accompanying persons must be provided.
The legal representatives (usually this is the parents) have to agree to participate in accompanied driving at 17 and declare their consent to become accompanying persons.

Procedure

Lessons at a driving school can be started at 16 ½.
The theory test may be taken three months before the 17th birthday at the earliest and the practical driving test one month before.
Driving licence applications and participation in accompanied driving at 17 must be made in person and the parents/legal guardian must declare their consent for this. The relevant applications are issued by driving schools.

Accompanying person requirements

at least 30 years old
has held a class B (or 3) or a corresponding EU/EEA driving licence for at least five years
has no more than one point on the Register of Driver Fitness
all accompanying persons must be appointed by name and entered in the test certificate.

The application must be submitted in person at the driving licence authority (signature required). Appointments can be booked via the online booking system .

Required documents

Identity card or passport
Current photo, biometric, 35 x 45 mm, no rounded corners
Declaration of consent (accompanying person) from each accompanying person
A copy of each accompanying person’s driving licence
for non-EU citizens: residence permit or fictional certificate and passport (copy)
when extending the driving licence: existing driving licence (copy front and back)
Evidence of visual faculty (no more than 2 years old) or
eye test for visual faculty (no more than 2 years old)
Evidence of “first aid” training

Required forms

Application for a licence to drive motor vehicles (available from the driving school)
Application for participation in accompanied driving from 17: supplementary sheets 1 and 2 (available from the driving school)

Costs/fees

Description of fees:

Fees are due immediately and in full upon application. There are no additional charges for sending the EU card driving licence from the age of 18.

Minimum fee: EUR 60.10

Description of fees:

The following fees are also due for each accompanying person.

Average fee: EUR 9.30

Payment methods: cash, EC card

Timescale

Lessons may start no sooner than 6 months before the 17th birthday

Applying for an EU driving licence

The relevant applications are issued by driving schools.

The application must be submitted in person at the driving licence authority (signature required). Appointments can be booked via the online booking system .

Required documents

Identity card or passport
for non-EU citizens: residence permit or fictional certificate and passport (copy)
when extending the driving licence: existing driving licence (copy front and back)
Current photo, biometric, 35 x 45 mm, no rounded corners
Evidence of visual faculty (no more than 2 years old) or
eye test for visual faculty (no more than 2 years old)
Evidence of “first aid” training

Required forms

Application for a licence to drive motor vehicles (available from the driving school)

Costs/fees

Average fee: EUR 50.80

Payment methods: cash, EC card

Timescale

Application no more than four weeks before the first theory test.

Applying for an international driving licence

An international driving licence is usually required to drive motor vehicles in states outside of the EU.

Please note: An EU card driving licence is a requirement for issuing an international driving licence; this can be applied for at the same time (note processing period). The minimum age of the applicant is 18 years old.

The application must be submitted in person at the driving licence authority (signature required). Appointments can be booked via the online booking system .

Required documents

Identity card or passport
Current photo, biometric, 35 x 45 mm, no rounded corners
Driving licence

Optional documents

“Register card copy” excerpt from the local Register of Driver Fitness

if there is no card driving licence and the paper licence was not issued by the authority from which you are making the card driving licence application. If required, you can get this from the driving licence authority that issued your current paper licence.