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Apply for a driving school license

  • Unternehmensstart und Gewerbezulassung

Anyone who trains learner drivers as an independent driving instructor or has them trained by driving instructors employed by him/her requires a driving school license.

  • Basic information

    Anyone who trains learner drivers as an independent driving instructor or has them trained by driving instructors employed by him/her requires a driving school permit.
    The driving school permit is issued upon application if the requirements specified in the Driving Instructors Act are met. The application must include the name and address of the driving school and indicate the driving license categories for which the driving school permit is to be acquired.

    Requirements

    Among other things, the applicant must be at least 25 years old and there must be no facts that make him/her appear unreliable to run a driving school.

  • Procedure
    • You can submit the application in person, in writing by post or by e-mail.
      • Please use the application form

  • Necessary Documents
    • Copy of the driving instructor's license as proof of possession of the driving instructor's license for the category for which the driving school license is being applied for
    • Documentation of at least two years of full-time employment as a driving instructor
    • Certificate of participation in a course of at least 70 hours of 45 minutes on driving school business management
    • Scaled plan of the classroom with details of the equipment
    • Rental contract/usage agreement/proof of ownership of the classrooms, if applicable
    • Declaration that the necessary teaching materials are available
    • List of the number and type of instruction vehicles intended for driver training in the relevant driving license category
    • Certificate of good conduct according to § 30a Abs. 1 BZRG (document type "OE", not older than 3 months)
    • Information from the FAER (not older than 3 months)
    • Extract from the central trade register (not older than 3 months)
    • Confirmation from the competent tax authority that the tax obligations have been fulfilled
    • signed declaration on data protection

  • Competent Department

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    102,00 EUR bis 153,00 EUR

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    unlimited

    How long does it take to process

    1 month bis 3 months

  • Legal Bases

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 26.03.2026

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