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Driver's license - apply for the extension of the driver's license by the class L

Service Description

You can extend your driving license by class L.

With the class L driver's license (colloquially ''small tractor driver's license"), you may drive the following vehicles at the age of 16:

  • tractors intended and used for agricultural or forestry purposes with a maximum design speed of no more than 40 km/h
  • combinations of these vehicles and trailers, if they are driven at a maximum speed of 25 km/h
  • self-propelled machines, feed mixers, forklifts and other industrial trucks, each with a maximum design speed of not more than 25 km/h
  • combinations of these vehicles and trailers

The driving license class L is issued for an unlimited period of time.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the driver licensing authority in your place of residence.

Requirements

  • You must have a driver's license.
  • You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • You must have reached the minimum age of 16 years.

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

Eye test certificate from an optician or certificate/report from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application)

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 Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).

If the driver's license is sent directly to the home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The theoretical test must be passed within 12 months of receipt of the test order by the Technical Inspection Agency (DEKRA).

Application Deadline: 12 Months
Your application for a driver's license extension will be forfeited if you do not pass the theory test within 12 months of receiving the test application.

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.

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

09.06.2023

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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