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Driving license - trailer class E application
Service Description
With driving license class B, you can transport trailers with a total permissible mass of no more than 750 kg. If the maximum permissible mass of the vehicle combination does not exceed 3,500 kg, the maximum permissible mass of the trailer may also exceed 750 kg.
With the driving license class BE, on the other hand, you can couple a trailer with a permissible total mass of more than 750 kg to your vehicle. The permissible total mass of the trailer or semi-trailer must not exceed 3,500 kg.
To apply for the extension of your driver's license to trailer class E, you must already hold a class B driver's license or meet the requirements for the driver's license. For the extension to class BE, you only have to pass a practical test. A theoretical test is not required.
Who should I contact?
Please contact the driver licensing authority in your place of residence.
Requirements
You must hold a German Class B driver's license or meet the requirements for obtaining one.
You must have your main residence in Germany.
You must have reached the required minimum age of 18 for classes B and BE (or 17 for accompanied driving).
Which documents are required?
Photo ID (identity card or passport (if passport is presented: enclose a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence)).
current photograph, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photograph) - frontal photograph, without head covering and without covering of the eyes
Application for the extension of the driving license
Vision test certificate (not older than 2 years)
Proof of training in first aid (if not already proven to the driving license authority)
valid driving license
Information about the driving school
What are the fees?
The fee is based on the applicable schedule of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
If the driver's license is sent directly to the home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
Objection
Action before the administrative court
Appeal
The federal, state, and local governments are currently working on making it possible for you to complete all essential administrative procedures digitally.
Please check the website of your local driver's license office, for example, to see whether it already offers electronic application for your driver's license.
What else should I know?
The driving license class BE can also be acquired within the framework of accompanied driving from the age of 17.
In addition to driving license class B and driving license class BE, there is also the key number B96 as an "intermediate variant":
If you want to drive a class B vehicle with a trailer with a total permissible mass of more than 750 kg and the total permissible mass of this combination is thus more than 3,500 kg (up to a maximum of 4,250 kg), this can be done using key number 96.
Supporting institutions
Driving schools
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
16.06.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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