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Driving license - apply for extension of driving license by class B
Service Description
With driving license class B, you can drive motor vehicles (motor vehicles) with a maximum permissible total mass of 3,500 kg. The motor vehicle must also be designed for no more than eight people (in addition to the person driving).
You can transport trailers with a total permissible mass of no more than 750 kg with driving license class B. 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.
Driving license class B 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 be in possession of a driving license class.
- You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- The minimum age is 18 years. You can apply for the extension of the driving license at the earliest 6 months before reaching the minimum age.
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
Proof of training in first aid (if not already proven to the driving license authority).
eye test certificate from an optician or certificate/report from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application)
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.
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).
The practical test must be taken within 12 months of passing the theoretical test.
Otherwise, the theoretical test loses its validity.
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?
If a driver's license in classes AM, L or T is extended to another class for the first time, a probationary period is set for the new class.
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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