Extending your passenger transport licence

You require a passenger transport licence to drive

  • Taxis,
  • Hire cars or cars in regular services or bundled on-demand services,
  • Hire cars or cars for commercial excursions and holiday destinations,
  • Ambulances if you are transporting passengers for a fee or on a commercial basis.

The licence is issued for the respective type of transport. An existing driving licence for passenger transport can be extended to include other types of transport.

The licence is valid for a maximum of five years. You can have it extended for a further five years at a time.

Prerequisite

  • Driving licence in cheque card format
  • Class B driving licence or equivalent for at least two years; for ambulances for at least one year
  • valid driving licence for passenger transport
  • Minimum age: 21 years, 19 years for ambulances
  • Proof of physical and mental aptitude
  • personal reliability: There must be no serious criminal convictions or traffic offences
  • Proof of expertise for taxis, hire cars and bundled on-demand transport. The content requirements for proof of specialised knowledge have not yet been conclusively clarified. There are transitional regulations. For more information, please contact your local driving licence office

Responsible department

the driving licence office in your place of residence.

The driving licence office is

  • if you live in an urban district: the municipal administration
  • if you live in a rural district: the district administration.

Procedure

The application can be made in writing or, if offered by the competent authority, as an online application. If you apply in writing, you can obtain the application form from the driving licence office. . You can also submit the written application including the necessary evidence and documents there.

To apply online, please use the link on this page. You can upload the required evidence and documents as file attachments as part of the online application.

Deadlines

none

Required documents

  • Identity card or passport
  • Driving licence in cheque card format
  • Certificate of good conduct
  • Proof of expertise: only for taxis, hire cars and bundled on-demand transport
  • Proof of first aid training: only for ambulances
  • medical certificate of eyesight examination or certificate from an ophthalmologist (valid for two years). You can have this examination carried out by
    • an ophthalmologist
    • an occupational or company physician
    • an assessment centre for fitness to drive
    • a doctor from the public health department or another public authority
  • a medical certificate of fitness. The doctors usually have the form for this certificate. You can consult a doctor of your choice. When you submit the application, the certificate must not be older than one year.
  • performance psychology report. This examination examines, for example Your
    • Resilience
    • Your ability to react
    • Ability to orientate
    • Ability to concentrate

You can provide proof by

  • a company or occupational health certificate or
  • an expert opinion from an officially recognised assessment centre for fitness to drive

If necessary, you must provide a medical-psychological report from an officially recognised assessment centre for driving aptitude to prove that you meet the special responsibility of transporting passengers.

Costs

  • Extension of driving licence for passenger transport: EUR 43.90
  • Further costs arise for the
    • Application for the certificate of good conduct and
    • required proof of aptitude and
    • medical examinations.

Miscellaneous

Proof of expertise: The content requirements for proof of expertise have not yet been conclusively clarified. There are currently transitional regulations. Further information can be obtained from the relevant driving licence office.

Appeal

Objection

You can obtain information on how to lodge an objection, i.e. the form and deadline, from the office responsible for you (driving licence authority at your place of residence)

Legal basis

Fahrerlaubnisverordnung (FeV):

  • § 11Eignung
  • § 12 Sehvermögen
  • § 48Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Verkehrsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 08.11.2024