The car. Your freedom.

Tick off what you already have. The list is remembered on your device.

• Official proof of place and date of birth — identity card or passport
• Current passport-standard photo: 45 × 35 mm, portrait, no border, frontal, no headgear, eyes uncovered
• Eye test certificate from an officially recognised test centre or an ophthalmologist’s report — no older than two years
• Proof of a first-aid course of at least nine units of 45 minutes — not needed for an extension; certificates issued up to 20 Oct 2015 remain valid
• Any licence you already hold
• A note with the driving school’s stamp or a business card — the school must be named
• Money for the authority’s application fee
• Additionally for BF17: the accompanied-driving annex

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Following the school’s training plan, at most two double lessons a day.

Basic training first, then the special drives — they come towards the end of your practical training.

ÜLRural drive

Federal and country roads; at least one continuous drive of over 2 hours

ABMotorway drive

Motorway or dual carriageway with physically separated directions; one drive over 2 hours, ideally 1 hour with no speed limit or at least 120 km/h

NFNight drive

At dusk or in the dark, at least half on motorways, federal or country roads

• Instructions and guidance before, during and after each driving task
• Debriefing and discussion of your progress
• A safety check of the vehicle under the examination guideline

Tick off what you already have. The list is remembered on your device.

• Official proof of place and date of birth — identity card or passport
• Current passport-standard photo: 45 × 35 mm, portrait, no border, frontal, no headgear, eyes uncovered
• Eye test certificate from an officially recognised test centre or an ophthalmologist’s report — no older than two years
• Proof of a first-aid course of at least nine units of 45 minutes — not needed for an extension; certificates issued up to 20 Oct 2015 remain valid
• Any licence you already hold
• A note with the driving school’s stamp or a business card — the school must be named
• Money for the authority’s application fee
• Before the practical exam: the school’s certificate of manual-gearbox training under Annex 7 — hand it to the examiner at the latest

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Following the school’s training plan, at most two double lessons a day.

Basic training first, then the special drives — they come towards the end of your practical training.

ÜLRural drive

Federal and country roads; at least one continuous drive of over 2 hours

ABMotorway drive

Motorway or dual carriageway with physically separated directions; one drive over 2 hours, ideally 1 hour with no speed limit or at least 120 km/h

NFNight drive

At dusk or in the dark, at least half on motorways, federal or country roads

On top of the automatic training: at least 10 lessons (45 minutes each) on a manual class B car and a test drive of at least 15 minutes with the instructor inside and outside built-up areas. The school certifies this under Annex 7 — electronically too.

• Instructions and guidance before, during and after each driving task
• Debriefing and discussion of your progress
• A safety check of the vehicle under the examination guideline

Tick off what you already have. The list is remembered on your device.

• Class B licence — held for at least 5 years
• The school’s certificate of successful participation in the course
• Current passport-standard photo: 45 × 35 mm, portrait, no border, frontal, no headgear, eyes uncovered
• Money for the authority’s application fee

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4 units of 90 minutes each, class-specific material only.

Following the school’s training plan, at most two double lessons a day.

At least 4 units of 90 minutes of class-specific theory — without an exam.

At least 5 units of 90 minutes of riding practice: vehicle control plus training on federal and country roads and motorways — individually, not in a group. The training motorcycle may be an automatic.

• Instructions and guidance before, during and after each driving task
• Debriefing and discussion of your progress
• A safety check of the vehicle under the examination guideline