Apply for a temporary driving licence for passenger transport
Description
If you want to transport passengers by taxi, rental car, ambulance or car in regular service, to commercial excursions or to holiday destinations, you need a driving licence for passenger transport in addition to the general driving licence. (see also: Passenger transport - permits)
The prerequisite is that you have passed the necessary examinations.
In any case, you must make the application in person.
This driver's license for passenger transportation is valid for 5 years at a time and can be extended upon application.
- Driving license in credit card format (EU driving license)
- Minimum age 21 (19 years if restricted to ambulances)
- Possession of driving license class B or equivalent for 2 years (ambulance 1 year)
Which documents are to be submitted in individual cases, please clarify in advance by telephone with the responsible office.
- Photo ID (identity card, passport, displaced person's ID)
- Driving licence
- Proof of possession of an EU/EEA driving licence (for taxi class B within the last 5 years at least 2 years and for ambulances class B within the last 5 years at least 1 year)
- Registration certificate from the residents' registration office responsible for the main residence (registration certificate must only be presented if there is no valid identity card)
- Ophthalmological certificate (not older than two years)
- Certificate of medical examination (not older than one year)
- From the age of 50, additional submission of a performance report, which proves the special requirements with regard to resilience, orientation performance, concentration performance, attention performance and responsiveness. These reports are prepared by DEKRA e.V., TÜV Nord and AMD in Magdeburg and are valid for one year.
- Proof of training in first aid
- Proof of required local knowledge (only valid for taxi drivers)
- Certificate of conduct of the authority with indication of the intended use "Issuing of the driving licence for the carriage of passengers". This must be applied for at the residents' registration office responsible for the main residence
- Photo ID (identity card, passport) with current confirmation of registration
- Driving license in credit card format
- Current biometric photo (according to passport regulations) (a digital photo can be taken on site for a fee of 6 EUR)
- Proof of "first aid" training for ambulances
- Certificate of a medical examination according to appendix 5 of the FeV (not older than 1 year)
- Certificate of a medical examination of the eyesight or a certificate of the ophthalmologist according to appendix 6 FeV (not older than 2 years)
- Certificate of good conduct type "O" (official certificate of good conduct)
- Proof of local knowledge for cabs
The first issue of a passenger transport licence or the renewal of a passenger transport licence is subject to a fee. Please ask the competent authority for the amount of the fees.
- first time passenger transport 56,90 EUR
- extension of passenger transportation 51,00 EUR
- if previous driver's license has to be exchanged for a card driver's license additional 25,30 EUR
- possible additional costs for local knowledge examination
approx. 4 to 6 weeks
The documents are sent by Bundesdruckerei to the applicant's home address. In exceptional cases, it is possible to pick up the documents at the driver's license office. The fee can be paid in cash or by EC card at the driver's license office.
Please contact the driving licence authority.
The application must be made in person and is possible half a year before the expiry of the respective validity. The applicant must have his main residence in Halle (Saale).
The driving license authority can order a new driving license test in accordance with § 17 (1) FeV if existing facts justify the assumption that the applicant no longer possesses the required knowledge and skills. This is usually the case if the validity of the classes applied for has expired for more than 5 years.
§ 48 FeV
17.09.2018
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Start your request directly online:
- Online-Abfrage zum Bearbeitungsstand Kartenführerschein (Languages available: de)
06122 Halle (Saale)
Mon: 09:00 - 12:00
Tue: 09:00 - 18:00
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Thu: 09:00 - 15:00
Fri: 09:00 - 12:00
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