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

    There is currently no online service available for this location.

    Competent office

    Contact the driving licence authority of the place where you have your main residence.

    Contact person

    Kreisverwaltung Darmstadt-Dieburg - Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

    Description

    Sollten sie noch keinen EU-Kartenführerschein besitzen, muss zunächst der Papierführerschein umgetauscht werden. Dafür reichen sie bitte zusätzlich einen Antrag auf Umtausch ihres Führerscheins ein.

    Address

    address

    Jägertorstraße 207

    64289 Darmstadt

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    Elevator available

    Wheelchair access

    visitor address

    Albinistraße 23

    64807 Dieburg

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    Elevator available

    Wheelchair access

    Opening hours

    Anträge können ausschließlich postalisch eingereicht werden. Vorsprachen nur nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung. Termine bitte telefonisch anfragen.

    Contact

    Internet

    Forms

    Formular Unterschriftenfeld Antrag Fahrerlaubnis

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 28.01.2026

    Language version

    de

    Sprache: de

    Required documents

    • official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card or passport)
    • If applicable, current registration certificate
    • Current photograph (size 45 x 35 mm, portrait format, frontal view) Information and examples can be found in the photo sample board (Bundesdruckerei)
    • Driving licence

    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

    Procedure

    You must submit an application to the driving licence authority responsible for you (usually that of your place of residence).

    Deadlines

    Please remember to apply for your driver's license well in advance of expiration.

    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

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 21.01.2021

    Technisch geändert on 26.02.2025

    Keywords

    abgelaufener Führerschein, alter Führerschein, Führerscheindokument, Führerscheinumstellung, Befristet, Umtausch, Ausstellung, neuer Führerschein, Beantragung neuer Führerschein, Ungültig, Gültigkeit, Ablauf, Kartenführerschein, Führerschein abgelaufen, Fahrerlaubnis, EU-Führerschein, Führerschein

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017

    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en

    Sprachbezeichnung nativ:

    English

    Technisch erstellt on 07.07.2021

    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019