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Driving license for passenger transport; application for renewal

The driver's license to carry passengers is issued for a maximum of five years and can be extended for up to five years at the holder's request.

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82362 Weilheim i.OB

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Procedure details

The driving license for passenger transport is valid for a maximum of 5 years. It can be extended for up to five years at a time upon application by the holder.

The extension must be applied for at the driving license authority responsible for the place of residence (= district office or independent city).

  • Proof of personal reliability
  • Proof of mental and physical aptitude
  • Fulfillment of the vision requirements

  • You will usually need the following documents:
    • valid identity card or passport
    • German card driver's license
    • previous driver's license for passenger transportation
    • certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority
    • Proof of eyesight by means of a certificate of medical examination (by an ophthalmologist, doctor with the regional designation "occupational medicine", doctor with the additional designation "occupational medicine", doctor at an officially recognized assessment center for fitness to drive, doctor at the public health department or other doctor in the public administration) or certificate of ophthalmological examination (not older than 2 years) (see § 12 Paragraph 6 in conjunction with Appendix 6 No. 2 FeV)
    • medical certificate of physical and mental fitness (not older than 1 year) (see § 11 paragraph 9 in conjunction with Appendix 5 No. 1 FeV)
    • if the license is to be extended beyond the age of 60: Expert opinion on the ability to cope with stress, orientation, concentration, attention and reaction by an occupational physician or an officially recognized assessment center for driving aptitude (not older than 1 year) (see Section 11 (9) in conjunction with Annex 5 No. 2 FeV).

You must submit the application for renewal to the driver's license office in your place of residence together with the required documents.

Among other things, the driver's license office obtains information from the driving suitability register.

After the examination, you will either receive the permit or a rejection notice.

The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt). 32.90 EUR for (timely) renewal as a rule.

The renewal application must be submitted in good time before the period of validity of the passenger transport license expires.

approx. 4 - 8 weeks

  • Driving license for passenger transport; application

    Special regulations apply to the driving of cabs, rental cars, ambulances, passenger cars on regular services and for commercial excursions and vacation trips. An additional driving license for passenger transport may be required here.

Status: 04.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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