Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzIn Germany, you can drive a vehicle in categories B and BE (passenger cars) at the age of 17 if
- you have passed the driving test and
- you are accompanied by an authorized and previously named person.
On the date of your 18th birthday, you may drive the vehicle unaccompanied.
However, if you drive a vehicle before your 18th birthday without being accompanied by a named person, your driving license will be revoked. In addition
- a fine,
- a point on the driving aptitude register,
- the extension of the probationary period and
- an order for an advanced training seminar.
In Rhineland-Palatinate, contact the driver's license office of your district or city (main residence).
The responsible authority in Rhineland-Palatinate is the district administration, in large cities belonging to a district or independent of a district the city administration.
To participate in "Accompanied driving from 17", you and the person accompanying you must each meet certain requirements:
- You have successfully completed a category B driver's license course.
- You can start training at the age of 16 ½.
- After successfully completing the theoretical and practical test, you will receive a test certificate. You must carry this with you every time you drive, as it serves as your driving license together with your ID card.
- You will be accompanied on every journey by an authorized and previously appointed person, who will in turn
- must have reached the age of 30,
- have been in possession of a valid class B driving license (car) for at least 5 years,
- observes the "0.5 per mille limit" and the ban on drugs when accompanying the driver, even if you are driving the car,
- and who does not have more than one point on the driving aptitude register.
- valid identity card or passport (identity document can also be an electronic residence permit (eAT) or similar)
- current registration certificate, if applicable
- Current biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal shot)
- Proof of first aid training
- Eye test certificate (not older than 2 years)
- Application form for participation in accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Application form for each accompanying person
- The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
- If the driver's license is sent directly to your home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.
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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The nearest responsible office to you:
Kreisverwaltung Bad Dürkheim - Ordnung und Verkehr (Abteilung 3)
Address
67098 Bad Dürkheim
Contact
Telephone
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Opening hours
Öffnungszeiten ( Terminvereinbarung erforderlich ! ):
Montag: 08.30 Uhr - 13.00 Uhr
Dienstag: 08.30 Uhr - 13.00 Uhr
Mittwoch: 08.30 Uhr - 13.00 Uhr
Donnerstag: 08.30 Uhr - 13.00 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 18.00 Uhr
Freitag: 08.30 Uhr - 12.00 Uhr
Die KFZ-Zulassung im Kreishaus Bad Dürkheim kann weiterhin ohne Termin besucht werden.
In den Außenstellen der KFZ-Zulassung in Grünstadt, Lambrecht und Haßloch wird mit Terminvergabe gearbeitet.
Öffnungszeiten der KFZ-Zulassung Bad Dürkheim:
Montag: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 15.30 Uhr
Dienstag, Mittwoch: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr
Donnerstag: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 17.30 Uhr
Freitag: 07.30 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
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Öffnungszeiten der KFZ-Zulassung-Servicestelle Leiningerland (nach Terminvereinbarung):
Montag: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 15.30 Uhr
Dienstag, Mittwoch: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr
Donnerstag: 07.30 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 17.30 Uhr
Freitag: 07.30 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
Öffnungszeiten der KFZ-Zulassung-Servicestelle Lambrecht (Pfalz) (nach Terminvereinbarung):
Montag: 08.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr und 13.30 Uhr - 15.30 Uhr
Dienstag, Mittwoch: 8.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
Donnerstag: 08.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr und 13.30 Uhr - 15.30 Uhr
Freitag: 08.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
Annahmeschluss jeweils eine 1/2 Stunde vor Ende der Öffnungszeiten.
Öffnungszeiten der KFZ-Zulassung-Servicestelle Haßloch (nach Terminvereinbarung):
Montag: 08.00 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 15.30 Uhr
Dienstag: 08.00 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr
Mittwoch: 08.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
Donnerstag: 08.00 Uhr - 12.30 Uhr und 14.00 Uhr - 16.30 Uhr
Freitag: 08.00 Uhr - 11.30 Uhr
Kreisverwaltung Bad Dürkheim - Fahrerlaubnisbehörde, Straßenverkehrsbehörde (Ref. 32)
Address
67098 Bad Dürkheim