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Apply for driving school permit / branch permit
Service Description
If you want to become a self-employed driving instructor and open your own driving school or have driving students trained by driving instructors employed by you, you will need a driving school permit in accordance with Section 17 (1) of the Driving Instructor Act (FahrlG).
The driving school permit is issued for the driving school permit classes A, BE, CE and DE.
The requirements for the issuance of the driving school permit are regulated in § 18 FahrlG.
The requirements for issuing a branch permit are regulated in § 27 FahrlG.
Process flow
- Application with submission of the required documents
- Examination and processing of the application by the competent authority
- Granting or refusal of a driving school permit
The suitability of the classroom and the availability of teaching materials is checked on site.
Who should I contact?
Thuringian State Administration Office
Jorge Semprún Square 4
99423 Weimar
Requirements
According to § 17 FahrlG, the driving school permit is granted if
- the applicant has reached the age of 25 and there are no facts which make him appear unreliable for the management of a driving school,
- there are no facts that justify the assumption that the applicant cannot fulfill the duties according to § 29 FahrlG,
- the applicant holds the driving instructor's license for the class for which he/she is applying for the driving school license,
- the applicant has worked full-time as a driving instructor for at least two years in the context of an employment relationship with the holder of a driving instructor permit,
- the applicant has successfully participated in a course of at least 70 instructional units of 45 minutes each on driving school business administration,
- the applicant has the required classroom space, the required teaching materials and the teaching vehicles intended for driving training in the relevant driving license class.
If the applicant is a legal entity or partnership, the driving school permit will be issued if the requirements specified in § 17 Para. 1 No. 6 FahrlG are fulfilled and there are no facts that make the persons authorized by law, by the articles of association or by individual procuration to represent the company appear unreliable and one of them, who fulfills the requirements of § 17 Para. 1 No. 1 to 5 FahrlG, is appointed as the responsible manager of the training company. The person appointed as the responsible manager of the training company must, according to the circumstances, in particular taking into account the professional obligations, provide a guarantee that the obligations under Section 29 of the FahrlG will be fulfilled.
Pursuant to Section 27 (2) of the FahrlG, a branch permit shall be issued if.
1. the branch office complies with the requirements of § 18 Para. 1 S.1 No. 6 and the statutory order issued on the basis of § 68 Para. 1 No. 12 with regard to the classroom, teaching materials and teaching vehicles, and
2. the circumstances, in particular the number of branches or their geographical distance and the number of driving instructors, ensure that the holder of the driving school permit or the person appointed as the responsible manager of the training organization is able to fulfill the obligations under § 29.
The total number of branches shall not exceed ten. In the case of joint driving schools, this regulation also applies to each shareholder.
Which documents are required?
In the application for a driving school permit, the applicant shall provide the name and address of the driving school and indicate the driving school permit class for which the driving school permit is to be issued in accordance with Section 17 (2) FahrlG.
The application must be accompanied by
- an officially certified copy or photocopy of the driving instructor's license,
- documents about the activity as a driving instructor according to § 18 par. 1 no. 4,
- a certificate from the provider of a driving instruction course in accordance with § 18 Para. 1 No. 5 confirming successful completion of the course,
- a statement as to whether a driving school permit has already been issued and, if so, by which authority,
- a scaled plan of the teaching rooms with details of their equipment,
- a statement that the prescribed teaching materials are available,
- a list of the number and type of teaching vehicles,
- an extract from the central business register, not older than three months,
- a confirmation from the competent tax authority that the company has fulfilled its tax obligations,
- a commercial lease agreement.
The applicant shall also submit a certificate of good conduct within the meaning of Section 30a (1) No. 1 of the Federal Central Register Act in accordance with Section 30 (5) of the Federal Central Register Act, which shall not be older than three months.If the applicant is a legal entity or partnership, the documents in accordance with Section 22 (1) Sentence 2 Nos. If the applicant is a legal entity or a partnership, the documents required by Section 22 (1) Sentence 2 Nos. 4 to 9 of the FahrlG, a certified extract from the Commercial Register or the Register of Associations and, in the case of the person appointed as the responsible manager of the training company, the documents required by Section 22 (1) Sentence 2 Nos. 1 to 4 of the FahrlG. Furthermore, it must be stated which other professional obligations the person appointed for the responsible management of the training company has to fulfill. Section 22, paragraph 1, sentence 3 of the FahrlG shall apply mutatis mutandis to the persons authorized to represent the legal entity or partnership and to the person appointed as the responsible manager of the training company.
With regard to the branch permit, the following shall apply mutatis mutandis
1. § 17 Para. 2 concerning the driving instructor permit classes,
2. § 22 Para. 1 S. 1 Nos. 4 to 7 on the declaration of existing driving instructor licenses and the information on classrooms, teaching aids and teaching vehicles,
3. section 26 subsections 1 and 2 on the issuance and
4. sections 28 to 33 on continuation after the death of the holder, general obligations, notification obligations, records, tuition fees and the suspension or expiry of the driving school permit.
What are the fees?
The fees related to the issuance of the permit are regulated in Section D of the Annex to the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures.
The applicant shall receive a notification of costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
none
Processing duration
1 to 2 weeks
Applications / forms
Lawsuit
Appeal
The application must be submitted in writing.
The necessary forms are available from the Thuringian State Administration Office.
What else should I know?
The branch permit according to § 27 FahrlG must also be applied for at the locally responsible office.
The mere relocation of a driving school (or branch) does not require a permit, but must be reported in accordance with § 30 FahrlG.
As the owner of a driving school, the notification obligations under § 30 FahrlG must also be observed.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
16.03.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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