Apply for a driving licence for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
Service description
With the AM driving licence category, you can drive two- and three-wheeled mopeds and four-wheeled light motor vehicles.
With driving licence category A1, you can ride motorbikes with an engine capacity of up to 125 cubic centimetres and up to 11 kW of power.
With driving licence category A2, you can drive motorbikes with a power output of up to 35 kW and no more than 70 kW.
With driving licence category A, you can drive motorbikes and three-wheeled motor vehicles.
The AM, A1, A2 and A driving licence categories are issued for an unlimited period.
To obtain a driving licence, you must pass a theoretical and practical test.
Who should I contact?
You can submit the application to the driving licence authority responsible for your district or city.
It is also possible to apply via the driving school where you complete your theoretical and practical driving training.
Prerequisites
- You must have your main place of residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- The minimum age for category AM is 15 years.
- The minimum age for category A1 is 16 years.
- The minimum age for category A2 is 18 years.
- The minimum age for category A is 24 years for motorbikes with direct access, 21 years for three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power of more than 15 kW or 20 years for motorbikes with a previous possession of category A2 of at least 2 years.
Which documents are required?
- Valid identity card or passport (with current registration certificate if applicable)
- Application for a driving licence, if applicable
- a biometric photograph in accordance with the provisions of the Passport Ordinance (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal view).
- Eye test certificate (not older than 2 years)
- Proof of participation in a first aid training course
What fees are incurred?
The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
If the driving licence is sent directly to your home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
The application for initial issue of a driving licence expires if the theory test has not been passed within 12 months of receipt of the test order or the practical test has not been passed within 12 months of passing the theory test.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
You will receive your first driving licence (with the exception of AM, L and T) on probation. The probationary period lasts 2 years.
Further information
Short text
- Driving licence issued for the first time for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
- The first issue of a driving licence is understood to mean the issue to persons who have never held a driving licence before
- The AM driving licence category entitles the holder to drive two and three-wheeled mopeds and four-wheeled light motor vehicles
- Driving licence category A1 entitles the holder to drive motorbikes with an engine capacity of up to 125 cubic centimetres and an output of up to 11 kW, where the ratio of power to weight does not exceed 0.1 kW/kg, as well as three-wheeled motor vehicles with symmetrically arranged wheels and an engine capacity of more than 50 cubic centimetres in the case of internal combustion engines or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h and an output of up to 15 kW
- Driving licence category A2 entitles the holder to drive motorbikes with a power output of up to 35 kW, a power-to-weight ratio of no more than 0.2 kW/kg and an output power of no more than 70 kW
- With category A driving licence, the applicant can drive motorbikes and three-wheeled motor vehicles
- Responsible: competent driving licence authority
Author
MLV
Typing
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