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Exchange of an old driver's license for a new driver's license
Service Description
Card driving licenses issued as of 19.01.2013 are limited to 15 years. If the validity of the driver's license has expired, a new driver's license must be applied for, unless you waive the driver's license. A driver's license issued before Jan. 19, 2013, must be exchanged for a current driver's license model by the date shown in the following tables, unless you surrender the license:
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Driving licenses issued up to and including December 31, 1998:
Year of birth of the driver's license holder - Date by which the license must be exchanged.
Before 1953 - January 19, 2033
1953 to 1958 - January 19, 2022
1959 to 1964 - January 19, 2023
1965 to 1970 - January 19, 2024
1971 or later - January 19, 2025
Driver's licenses issued on or after January 1, 1999*:
Year of issue - date by which driver's license must be exchanged.
1999 to 2001 - January 19, 2026
2002 to 2004 - January 19, 2027
2005 to 2007 - January 19, 2028
2008 - January 19, 2029
2009 - January 19, 2030
2010 - January 19, 2031
2011 - January 19, 2032
2012 to January 18, 2013 - January 19, 2033
(*Driver's license holders whose year of birth is prior to 1953 must exchange licenses by January 19, 2033, regardless of the year the license was issued).
However, the time limit only applies to the driver's license document, not the underlying driver's license. No medical examination or other verification is associated with the document exchange.
The rights documented in the driver's license remain valid even if the document is exchanged. The individual driver's license classes that are assigned when a driver's license is exchanged are governed by Appendix 3 of the Driver's License Ordinance (FeV).
Competent authority
Contact the driver's license office in the town where you have your primary residence.
Which documents are required?
- official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card or passport)
- Current certificate of registration, if applicable
- current photograph (size 45 x 35 mm, portrait format, frontal) Information and examples can be found in the photo sample board (Bundesdruckerei)
- Driver's license
What are the fees?
The fee is based on the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
Legal basis
§§ 24a, 25 of the Driving License Ordinance (FeV)
Annexes 3 and 8e of the FeV
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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