Driving licencesThe right driving licence for you

Process

1. 01Advice and enrolment at your location.
2. 02Apply for the driving licence at the Bürgeramt/LABO (service 52082).
3. 03Theory lessons: 12 double periods of basic material plus 2 double periods specific to the category.
4. 04Standard lessons based on your progress, then the 12 required special lessons.
5. 05Theory test, then presentation for the practical test.

Requirements

• Minimum age 18 (17 for BF17).
• Eyesight test and a first-aid course with 9 teaching units.
• Residence or place of training in Germany.

Documents

• Identity card or passport with registration certificate
• Biometric passport photo
• Eyesight test certificate from an officially recognised centre
• Certificate of first-aid training

Process

1. 01Training and special lessons as for category B, mainly in an automatic car.
2. 02At least 10 × 45 minutes of manual-transmission training with us.
3. 03A test drive of at least 15 minutes in a manual car as the manual-transmission certificate.
4. 04The practical test is taken in an automatic car.
5. 05Once you pass, category B is issued without the automatic restriction.

Requirements

• All requirements for category B.
• The manual training and the certificate must be completed before the practical test.
• We confirm the certificate internally – there is no separate authority test for it.

Documents

• As for category B
• Plus: proof of completed manual-transmission training (we issue this)

Process

1. 01Advice and enrolment at your location.
2. 02Theory lessons as for category B.
3. 03Standard and special lessons in an automatic car.
4. 04Theory test and practical test in an automatic car.
5. 05Code 78 is entered in the driving licence.

Requirements

• All requirements for category B.
• The restriction can be lifted later via the B197 manual-transmission certificate – talk to us about it.

Documents

• As for category B

Process

1. 01Enrolment possible from 16.5 years, test from 17 years.
2. 02Training and tests identical to category B.
3. 03Accompanying persons are entered in the application.
4. 04After the test you receive the test certificate for the accompanied phase.
5. 05At 18 the regular card licence is issued.

Requirements

• Minimum age 16.5 years at enrolment.
• Consent of your legal guardians.
• Accompanying person: at least 30 years old, holder of category B for at least 5 years, no more than 1 point in the driver fitness register.

Documents

• As for category B
• Declaration of consent from your legal guardians
• Details of all accompanying persons

Process

1. 01We first check the issuing country and the date of issue.
2. 02Application for conversion at the Bürgeramt/LABO.
3. 03Depending on the country: no test, the practical test only, or both theory and practice.
4. 04Only the lessons you actually need – we do not book training in advance.
5. 05Issue of the German driving licence.

Requirements

• Valid foreign driving licence.
• Ordinary residence in Germany for at least six months.
• For third countries a deadline of six months after registering your residence usually applies.

Documents

• Original foreign driving licence
• Certified translation where required
• Identity card or passport with registration certificate
• Biometric photo, eyesight test and first-aid certificate if a test is required

Process

1. 01Request the training record from your previous driving school.
2. 02Joint review: theory, standard lessons, special lessons.
3. 03Enrolment with us at the transfer registration fee.
4. 04Training continues without repeating mandatory parts you already completed.
5. 05Presentation for the test as soon as you are ready.

Requirements

• An ongoing or interrupted training contract.
• Training record from the previous driving school.
• An application for a driving licence you already submitted remains valid.

Documents

• Training record from your previous driving school
• Identity card or passport
• Certificates you already hold (eyesight test, first aid)

Process

1. 01A short conversation: what do you want to feel confident doing?
2. 02A first lesson to assess where you stand.
3. 03Targeted practice, for example parking, motorway or roundabouts.
4. 04You decide after each lesson whether another one follows.

Requirements

• A valid category B driving licence.
• No application and no test required.

Documents

• Valid driving licence
• Identity card or passport