Issuing a driving license for passenger transport

Please contact your local driver's license authority at the city or district administration or your local citizens' office at the municipal administration of the independent municipality or the association of municipalities.

• EU or EEA driving license required for driving the vehicle
• Minimum age: 21 years;
  if restricted to ambulances: 19 years of age
• Personal reliability
• Mental and physical fitness
• Sufficient eyesight
• Possession of an EU/EEA category B driver's license (or equivalent) for at least 2 years (at least one year if the FzF is restricted to ambulances) or 2 years of possession of the driver's license within the last 5 years
• if the FzF is to apply to ambulances: Participation in first aid training
• if the driver's license is to apply to cabs or hire cars or to bundled on-demand transport: Passing a specialist knowledge test

• Official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
• Current registration certificate, if applicable
• EU/EEA driver's license
• eye test
• Proof of physical and mental aptitude
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority
• Current information from the driving aptitude register

If the FzF is to apply to cabs or rental cars for bundled on-demand transport, additionally

• Proof of the required local knowledge by means of a certificate from a suitable body

If the FzF is to apply to ambulances, additionally:

• Proof of participation in a first aid training course

The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

• Fee regulations for road traffic measures (GebOSt)

• § Section 48 (1) of the Ordinance on the Admission of Persons to Road Traffic (Driving License Ordinance -FeV)
• Fee regulations for road traffic measures (GebOSt)

• Further information on the scope of application and the need for a permit can be found in §§ 1, 2 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG)

27.11.2024