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Apply for accompanied driving license from 17
Service Description
Young people over the age of 17 are allowed to drive a car accompanied by an adult after training in a driving school and passing the theoretical and practical driving test. After passing the driving test, BF 17 participants receive a test certificate. Until their 18th birthday, they may then only drive in the company of a person expressly authorized for this purpose. The accompanying person must hold a driver's license (five years in possession) and be at least 30 years old. He or she may have a maximum of 1 point in Flensburg and must be entered as a companion in the test certificate.
On reaching the age of 17, after passing the driving test, the test certificate is issued, which is only valid in Germany and is considered as proof of the driving license. Until the age of 18, a passenger car may only be driven in the company of the registered accompanying person. After that, the driver's license will be sent or handed over.
For accompanied driving from the age of 17, an application must be submitted to the driving license authority.
Process flow
The Application to participate in BF 17 must be made to the driver licensing authority (personal appearance required).
Who should I contact?
To apply, please contact the driver's license office of the district or independent city of your main residence.
Requirements
For applicants:
- Minimum age 17 years for the issuance of the driving license (training can be started from 16 ½ years in the driving school).
- Regular residence in the Federal Republic of Germany
- aptitude for driving motor vehicles
- completion of the training for driving motor vehicles
- successful completion of the driving test
- knowledge of first aid
for accompanying persons:
- Completion of the 30th year of age
- Possession of driving license class B for at least five years
- at the time of application, no more than one point in the driving suitability register (previously: central traffic register)
The theoretical test may be taken no earlier than three months and the practical test no earlier than one month before reaching the age of 17.
Which documents are required?
- Photo ID (identity card or passport (if passport is presented, this must be accompanied by a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence (registration certificate must not be older than 3 months at the time of application).
- Photo, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photo) - frontal photo, without head covering and without covering of the eyes; information and examples can be found in the photo sample board (Bundesdruckerei)
- Proof of participation in first aid training. Certificates of attendance at a first aid training course are valid as appropriate proof for an unlimited period of time when applying for a driver's license.
- Eye test certificate from an optician or certificate/report from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application).
- written consent of the legal guardians and accompanying persons (special application forms are available in particular from the driving schools)
- if legal guardians or accompanying persons are not present at the time of application, copies of identity cards and driving licenses are required
- in case of sole custody, proof must be submitted (negative certificate from Jugendamt, judgment or similar)
What are the fees?
The fees are based on the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
An application may be submitted no earlier than six months before reaching the age of 17.
What else should I know?
If a BF 17 participant drives a motor vehicle without being accompanied by a named person, the driver's license must be revoked. In addition, there is a fine, a point in the driving suitability register, the extension of the probationary period and the ordering of a postgraduation seminar.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
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Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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