Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6Plus)

Apply for a driver's license to carry passengers

Description

If you transport passengers in a motor vehicle and a permit is required for this transport in accordance with the Passenger Transport Act, you need a driver's license for passenger transport (FzF) in addition to the general driver's license. The same applies if you transport passengers in an ambulance on a paid or business basis.

A driver's license for passenger transport (FzF) is not required for

Ambulances of the German Federal Armed Forces, the German Federal Police, the police as well as the troops and the civilian entourage of the other signatory states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
ambulances of the Civil Protection, if they are used for its purpose,
ambulances of fire departments and rescue services recognized by state law.

If you hold a class D or D1 driver's license, you need a FzF only if you drive a cab.

Prerequisites

EU or EEA driving license required for driving the vehicle.
Minimum age: 21 years;
if restricted to ambulances: 19 years of age
personal reliability
mental and physical fitness
sufficient eyesight
possession of an EU/EEA Class B driving license (or equivalent) for at least two years (at least one year if the FzF is restricted to ambulances) or two years of possession of the driving license within the last five years
if the FzF is to apply to ambulances: Participation in a training course in first aid
if the FzF is to apply to cabs: Passing of a local knowledge test

Required documents

official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
Current certificate of registration, if applicable
EU/EEA driving license
Proof that the requirements for eyesight are met,
Proof of physical and mental fitness
Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority (service description in Hessenfinder)
Current information from the driver suitability register

If the FzF is to apply to cabs, additionally: