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Vehicle licences

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Anyone who wants to operate a vehicle, whether on land, on water or in the air, needs a permit to do so. A vehicle licence is proof of being allowed to do so. How do you get a driver's licence or a pilot's licence? What to do if you want to get another driving licence class - to drive a motorcycle or a truck, for example? How can I extend my temporary driver's licence? Here you will find answers to these and similar questions.

There are 19 services for Vehicle licences

Apply for a new driving license
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If your driver's license has been revoked by a court decision or by the driver's license office, you can apply for a new license after the expiration of any blocking period that may have been set.
Categories of driving licences
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If you want to drive a motor vehicle in Germany or Europe, you need a driving license. Depending on the vehicle and type of use, there are different driving licence classes. The...
Driver Qualification Certificate Exhibition
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Within the European Union, road safety is to be improved. Therefore, self-employed and employed drivers who carry out road haulage or passenger transport on public roads must...
Driver's license issue new due to name change
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Although there is no legal regulation that says that the driver's license must be changed after you have adopted a new surname by marriage or other reasons. However, if it is not...
Driving licence: extension
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In any case, you must apply for the transfer of the driving licence personally, as your signature is required to produce the driving licence at the Bundesdruckerei.
Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
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Driving licences for categories C, CE, CE79, C1, C1E (trucks) and D, DE, D1, D1E (buses) are issued for a limited period of time and can be extended. The driving licence for...
Driving licence: Issuance - from 17 years
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Young people in Germany are allowed to drive cars and trucks up to 3.5 t as well as cars with trailers at the age of 17 if they have successfully passed the driving test. However...
Driving licence: Issuance - International driving licence
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International driving licences are required for temporary stays in a country that does not belong to the EU. The international driving licence is only a translation of the...
Driving licence: issuance - passenger transport
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If you want to transport passengers in taxis, rental cars, ambulances or cars on regular services, on commercial excursions or to holiday destinations, you need a driving licence...
Driving licence: issue
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If you want to drive a motor vehicle in Germany, you need a driving license. The driving licence is issued in certain categories and must be proven by a driving licence.
Driving licence: issue - exceptions to minimum age
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If a category of driving licence is to be issued before reaching the minimum age, you must submit an application for exemption (decision on exemption from the minimum age rules)...
Driving licence: issued - on trial
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When a driving licence is acquired for the first time, it is issued on probation for a period of two years. The probationary period lasts from the date of issue. Where a driving...
Driving licence: replacement
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If your driver's license has been lost or lost, has been stolen, has become unusable because it has become illegible, your appearance has changed or there are other reasons,...
Driving licence: transfer - foreign driving licence
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Holders of a valid foreign driving licence may drive motor vehicles within the scope of their authorisation in Germany for a period of 6 months if they have a normal residence in...
Exchange old driver's license for a new one
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If the validity of your driving license has expired, you must apply for a new one. Old paper and card driving licenses have been gradually losing their validity since 2022. The European Union (EU) single card driving license will replace them.
Recognition of courses to restore fitness to drive
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If you want to run courses to restore the fitness to drive of drivers who have committed alcohol or drug offences, you need to be recognised by the authority responsible under state law.
Register of fitness to drive
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From 01.05.2014 the following regulations apply to the entry of points: 1 point: Administrative offences 2 points: gross administrative offences with a regular driving ban an...
Register of fitness to drive
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On 01.05.2014, the central traffic register (VZR) became the driving fitness register (FAER) and the existing point system was converted to the new driving fitness evaluation...
Sport boat license
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In the case of the sports boat license, a distinction is made between the engine and sail areas. The Sportbootführerschein Binnen Motor (SBF Binnen Motor) is the official driving...

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