Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf you are transporting passengers in a motor vehicle and a permit is required for this transport in accordance with the Passenger Transport Act, you will need a driving license for passenger transport (FzF) in addition to the general driving license. This also applies if you transport passengers in an ambulance for a fee or for business purposes.
A driving license for passenger transport (FzF) is not required for
- Ambulances of the German Federal Armed Forces, the German Federal Police, the police and the troops and civilian staff of other states party to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
- Civil protection ambulances if they are used for this purpose,
- ambulances of fire departments and rescue services recognized under national law.
If you have a category D or D1 driver's license, you only need an FzF if you drive a cab, a rental car or for bundled emergency 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).
27.11.2024
Your responsible office:
Kreisverwaltung Ahrweiler - Abteilung 3.1 - Ordnungsangelegenheiten
Visitor address
Wilhelmstraße 24-30
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Contact
Telephone
02641 975-0
Fax
02641 975-456
Website
Opening hours
Monday to Wednesday 07:30 - 12:00
Thursday 07:30 - 18:00
Friday 07:30 - 12:00
Contact person
Visitor address
Wilhelmstraße 24-30
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Telephone
02641 975-421
Fax
02641 975-7421
Website
room
E04
Responsible for:
- Ahrweiler:
- Apply for a driving license for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an extension of the driving license for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Apply for key number 96 or key number 196 for class B
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for the renewal of a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving license
- Check professional driver basic qualification
- Driving licence: Conversion of a service driving licence into a civilian driving licence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for ambulances
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for cabs
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for passenger cars in scheduled services or for commercial excursions or vacation destination trips
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for rental cars
- Extension of a temporary driving license
- Extension of a temporary driving license for categories C, CE, C1 or C1E
- Having an expired driver's license reissued
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Renew company card
- Renew driver card
- Renew workshop card
- Replace company card due to loss
- Replace company card due to theft
- Replace driver card due to loss
- Replace driver card due to theft
- Replace workshop card due to loss
- Replace workshop card due to theft
- Transferring a driving license from the European Economic Area or the European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Visitor address
Wilhelmstraße 24-30
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Telephone
02641 975-936
Fax
02641 975-7936
Website
room
E.02
Responsible for:
- Ahrweiler:
- Apply for a driving license for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an extension of the driving license for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Apply for key number 96 or key number 196 for class B
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for the renewal of a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving license
- Check professional driver basic qualification
- Driving licence: Conversion of a service driving licence into a civilian driving licence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for ambulances
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for cabs
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for passenger cars in scheduled services or for commercial excursions or vacation destination trips
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for rental cars
- Extension of a temporary driving license
- Extension of a temporary driving license for categories C, CE, C1 or C1E
- Having an expired driver's license reissued
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Renew company card
- Renew driver card
- Renew workshop card
- Replace company card due to loss
- Replace company card due to theft
- Replace driver card due to loss
- Replace driver card due to theft
- Replace workshop card due to loss
- Replace workshop card due to theft
- Transferring a driving license from the European Economic Area or the European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Visitor address
Wilhelmstraße 24-30
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Telephone
02641 975-921
Fax
02641 975-7921
Website
room
E02
Responsible for:
- Ahrweiler:
- Apply for a driving license for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an extension of the driving license for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Apply for key number 96 or key number 196 for class B
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for the renewal of a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving license
- Check professional driver basic qualification
- Driving licence: Conversion of a service driving licence into a civilian driving licence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for ambulances
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for cabs
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for passenger cars in scheduled services or for commercial excursions or vacation destination trips
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for rental cars
- Extension of a temporary driving license
- Extension of a temporary driving license for categories C, CE, C1 or C1E
- Having an expired driver's license reissued
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Renew company card
- Renew driver card
- Renew workshop card
- Replace company card due to loss
- Replace company card due to theft
- Replace driver card due to loss
- Replace driver card due to theft
- Replace workshop card due to loss
- Replace workshop card due to theft
- Transferring a driving license from the European Economic Area or the European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Visitor address
Wilhelmstraße 24-30
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Telephone
02641 975-389
Fax
02641 975-7389
Website
room
E02
Responsible for:
- Ahrweiler:
- Apply for a driving license for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an extension of the driving license for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Apply for key number 96 or key number 196 for class B
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for the renewal of a category D, DE, D1 or D1E driving license
- Check professional driver basic qualification
- Driving licence: Conversion of a service driving licence into a civilian driving licence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for ambulances
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for cabs
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for passenger cars in scheduled services or for commercial excursions or vacation destination trips
- Extension of a driving license for passenger transport with a limited period of validity for rental cars
- Extension of a temporary driving license
- Extension of a temporary driving license for categories C, CE, C1 or C1E
- Having an expired driver's license reissued
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Renew company card
- Renew driver card
- Renew workshop card
- Replace company card due to loss
- Replace company card due to theft
- Replace driver card due to loss
- Replace driver card due to theft
- Replace workshop card due to loss
- Replace workshop card due to theft
- Transferring a driving license from the European Economic Area or the European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union