Reissue expired driving licence
Card driving licences issued from 19.01.2013 are valid for 15 years. If your driving licence is about to expire or if it has expired, you will need to apply for a new licence.
Description
Card driving licences issued from 19.01.2013 are valid for 15 years.
If the validity of the driving licence is about to expire or if the validity has expired, you must apply for a new driving licence, unless you renounce the driving licence.
However, the time limit only affects the driving licence document, not the underlying driving licence.
Online services
Alternatively, please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible online service in this section
Competent office
Contact the driving licence authority of the place where you have your main residence.
Contact person
Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person
Forms
Forms available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance required: Yes
Online services available: No
Prerequisites
- You are resident in the Federal Republic of Germany
- You must be the holder of a temporary card driving licence issued from 19.01.2013
Basis for legal action
Procedure
You must submit an application to the driving licence authority responsible for you (usually that of your place of residence).
Processing time
The processing time depends on the workload of the respective driving licence authority.
Costs
The fee is based on the scale of charges for road transport measures (GebOSt)
Area of validity
Hesse
Official approval
Officially approved by Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing on 18.11.2022
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