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Apply for a temporary driving licence for passenger transport

  • Service description

    If you wish to transport passengers in a taxi, hire car, ambulance or private car on regular routes, for commercial excursions or to holiday destinations, you will need a passenger transport licence in addition to a general driving licence. (See also: Passenger transport – licences)

    You must have passed the necessary tests to obtain this licence.

    In all cases, you must apply in person.

     

  • Who should I contact?

    Please contact the driving licence authority.

  • Which documents are required?

    Please call the relevant office in advance to clarify which documents need to be submitted in each individual case.

    • Photo ID (identity card, passport, ID card for displaced persons)
    • Driving licence
    • Proof of possession of an EU/EEA driving licence (for taxi category B at least 2 years within the last 5 years and for ambulance category B at least 1 year within the last 5 years)
    • Registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence (registration certificate must only be submitted if no valid identity card is available)
    • 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 in terms of resilience, orientation, concentration, attention and reaction time. These certificates are issued by DEKRA e.V., TÜV Nord and the AMD in Magdeburg and are valid for one year.
    • Proof of first aid training
    • Proof of the required local knowledge (only applies to taxi drivers)
    • Certificate of registration with the purpose of use "Issuance of a driving licence for passenger transport". This must be applied for at the residents' registration office responsible for the main place of residence

  • What fees are incurred?

    The initial issue of a driving licence for passenger transport or the renewal of a driving licence for passenger transport is subject to a fee. Please contact the relevant office for the amount of the fee.

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