Renewal of a temporary driving licence
You can renew your driving licences for categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E for five years upon application.
Description
The driving licence of categories C, CE, C1 or C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E shall be issued for a maximum of five years and may be renewed for five years at the request of the holder of the licence.
Information for Darmstadt: Verlängerung Fahrerlaubnis
The processing time for renewing your driving license is 3-4 weeks.
So apply for your renewal in good time!
Theapplicationin person only.
Online services
There is currently no online service available for this location.
Competent office
The responsibility lies with the driving licence authority.
Contact person
Bürger- und Ordnungsamt, Abt. Fahrerlaubnisbehörde
Description
Address
address
Opening hours
Contact
e-mail: (fahrerlaubnisbehoerde@darmstadt.de)
Required documents
- Official proof of place and day of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
- Previous driver's license
- an up-to-date photograph that complies with the provisions of the Passport Ordinance (biometrics-compatible, size 45 mm x 35 mm, portrait format)
- Proof of vision according to the model of Annex 6 No. 2 to the Driving Licence Ordinance. You can have the certificate issued by an ophthalmologist, a company or occupational physician or a doctor from the health department. An issued expert opinion/certificate is valid for 2 years.
- Proof of physical and mental fitness according to the model of Annex 5 to the Driving Licence Ordinance. You can have the certificate issued by any doctor. At the time of application, the certificate must not be older than one year.
- In addition, for classes D, D1, DE, D1E, if you have reached the age of 50, a performance psychology report. The proof must not be older than one year at the time of application. You can have the certificate issued by any doctor. At the time of application, the certificate must not be older than one year.
Information for Darmstadt: Verlängerung Fahrerlaubnis
- valid identity card or passport
- for non-EU citizens: additionally the residence permit or the fiction certificate
- Current driving license
- Ophthalmologist's certificate in accordance with Annex 6 of the Driving License Ordinance (original)
- Aptitude test in accordance with Annex 5 of the Driving License Ordinance (original)
- Current biometric photograph
- If applicable, proof of modules (35 hours) (in the original)
for categories C, C1, CE, C1E:
- ophthalmologist's certificate or certificate in accordance with Annex 6 of the Driving License Ordinance (FeV) - not older than two years - in the original
- medical certificate in accordance with Annex 5 of the FeV - not older than one year - in the original
- for commercial use: proof of training for professional driver qualification - in the original
for categories D, D1, DE or D1E additionally:
- Proof of application for a certificate of good conduct (document type "0") from the residents' registration office - the certificate of good conduct is sent directly to the driving license authority
- original ophthalmologist's certificate or certificate in accordance with Annex 6 of the Driving License Ordinance (FeV) - not older than two years
- original medical certificate in accordance with Annex 5 of the FeV - not older than one year
- for commercial use: proof of training for professional driver qualification - in the original
Forms
- Forms available: Yes
- Written form required: Yes
- Informal application possible: No
- Personal appearance required: Yes
- Online services available: No
Prerequisites
- You will need to prove your eyesight and provide a medical certificate of physical and mental fitness to drive trucks.
- In the case of D-classes, you must also present a certificate of good conduct. If you are over 50 years old, you must also submit a performance psychology report for D-classes.
Basis for legal action
- § 23 Driving Licence Ordinance (FeV)
- § 24 Driving Licence Ordinance (FeV)
- Appendix 5 (to § 11 paragraph 9, § 48 paragraphs 4 and 5) Driving Licence Ordinance (FeV)
- Annex 6 (to §§ 12, 48 paragraph 4 and 5) Driving Licence Ordinance (FeV)
- Section 2 (2) sentences 3 and 4 of the Road Traffic Act (StVG)
- Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures (RFees)
Procedure
You must submit an application to the relevant driving licence authority.
Deadlines
The application can be submitted at the earliest six months before the expiry of the period of validity of the previous driving licence.
Please note: If the application is made after the expiry of the validity period of the previous driving licence, there will no longer be an extension, but a new driving licence will be issued. The fact that you were already the holder of a corresponding driving licence in the past is no longer clear from the new driving licence.
Processing time
Depending on the workload of the relevant driving licence authority.
Costs
The fee is based on the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures in the current version.
Information for Darmstadt: Verlängerung Fahrerlaubnis
48.90 euros (plus 28.60 euros for entry of key number 95)
You will receive a separate invoice for payment of the fee.
Notes (specifics)
Bemerkungen
Regardless of whether it is a real renewal or a new issue (due to late application), a new driving licence is always issued.
The application for renewal of the driving licence should be submitted in good time.
Area of validity
Hesse
Official approval
Officially approved by Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing on 04.12.2020
Keywords
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