Applying for a Class B driving licence

You can apply for a category B driving licence for the first time.

You can apply for a category B driving licence.

The category B driving licence is issued for an unlimited period.

With the class B driving licence, you can drive motor vehicles that have a maximum permissible total mass of 3.5 t and are designed on site for no more than eight people.

You can use driving licence class B to transport trailers weighing less than 750 kg. If the total mass of the combination does not exceed 3.5 t, the trailer may also weigh more than 750 kg.

Please contact the relevant driving licence authority (usually that of the place of residence).

• valid identity card or passport (if applicable with current registration certificate)
• a biometric photograph according to the provisions of the Passport Ordinance (size 45 x35, portrait format, frontal shot)
• Vision test certificate according to Annex 6 No. 1.1 FeV (not older than two years)
• Proof of training in first aid (if not already proven to the driving licence authority)
• Information about the driving school

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: Yes

Online services available: Yes

• You must be in possession of a driving licence class
• You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany
• The minimum age is 18 years. You can apply for an extension of your driving licence at the earliest 6 months before reaching the minimum age.

• Contradiction
• Further information on how to file an objection can be found in the respective notification
• Action before the Administrative Court

You must submit an application for a category B driving licence to your competent driving licence authority.

There is no deadline.

Depending on the workload of the competent driving licence authority.

The fee is based on the applicable scale of charges for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

You will receive your first driving licence on probation. The probationary period lasts two years.