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Driving license - Extend existing driving license by class C, C1, CE or C1E
Service Description
To drive trucks or vehicle combinations consisting of a truck and a trailer, you need an extended driver's license for class C, CE, C1 or C1E. You can apply for the extension of your driver's license at the driver's license office in your place of residence. When you apply for an extended driver's license for classes C, CE, C1, or C1E, the license is issued for a limited period of 5 years. You must apply for an extension before the expiry date.
Depending on the class, the extended driver's license entitles you to drive various trucks or vehicle combinations consisting of a truck and a trailer. To apply for the extension, you must meet various requirements.
Class C driver's license:
Motor vehicles with more than 3,500 kg gross vehicle weight and a maximum of 8 seats except the driver's seat.
trailers with up to 750 kg maximum permissible mass
required driver's license: class B
Minimum age: 21 years or 18 years if you drive trucks for professional purposes
Driving license class CE:
Motor vehicles with more than 3.5t total weight and a maximum of 8 seats except the driver's seat
trailers with up to 750 kg maximum permissible weight
required driving license: class C
Minimum age: 21 years or 18 years if you drive trucks for professional purposes
Driving license class C1:
Motor vehicles with a total permissible mass of between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg and a maximum of 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat
trailers with a maximum permissible total mass of 750 kg
required driving license: class B
minimum age: 18 years
Driving license class C1E:
Motor vehicles with a maximum permissible mass between 3,.500 kg and 7,500 kg and a maximum of 8 seats except the driver's seat.
trailers or semi-trailers with a maximum permissible mass of 750 kg, provided that the total permissible mass of the vehicle combination does not exceed 12,000 kg.
for towing vehicle of class B: trailer or semi-trailer with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 3,500 kg, provided that the maximum authorized mass of the vehicle combination does not exceed 12,000 kg.
required driving license: class C1
Minimum age: 18 years
Process flow
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.
Who should I contact?
Please contact the driver licensing authority in your place of residence.
Requirements
Your main place of residence is in Germany.
You have a driver's license with the respective required class.
You have reached the minimum age for the respective class.
You can submit your application at the earliest 6 months before reaching the minimum age.
You are qualified to drive a truck.
You have successfully completed the theoretical and practical training and examination required in the class applied for to drive a truck.
Which documents are required?
Photo ID (identity card or passport (if passport is presented: attach 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 eyesight according to the model in Annex 6 to the Driving License Ordinance. You can have the certificate issued by an ophthalmologist, by a company or occupational physician, or by a physician from the public health department. An issued certificate/attestation is valid for 2 years.
Proof of physical and mental aptitude according to the model in Annex 5 to the Driving License Ordinance (not older than 1 year). You can have the certificate issued by any doctor.
Proof of participation in a training course in first aid (if not already proven to the driving license authority)
current driving license
Details of the driving school
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Period of Validity: 5 Years
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?
A driving license for classes C1 or C may only be issued if the applicant already holds the driving license for class B or has fulfilled the requirements for its issue. In this case, the driving license for the higher class may be issued at the earliest with the class B driving license.
A category C1E or CE driving license may only be issued if the applicant already holds the driving license for the towing vehicle or has fulfilled the requirements for its issuance. In this case, the driver's license for class C1E or CE may be issued at the earliest with the driver's license for the towing vehicle.
If a class C or CE driving license is to be issued for the first time as part of a professional driver training course before the regular minimum age is reached, a medical-psychological report from an officially recognized assessment center is required.
If you wish to use your driver's license commercially, you must observe the regulations on professional driver qualification (BKrFQG) (Professional Driver Qualification Act). In this context, further information can be found in the "Application Notes on the Professional Driver Qualification Law". These are intended in particular to make it easier for the drivers and companies concerned to apply the regulations and to provide assistance.
The current version of the application notes is published on the website of the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility:
Supporting institutions
Driving schools
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
14.06.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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