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Applying for a driving licence for the carriage of passengers

  • Mobilität und Fahrzeuge

In order to transport passengers in an ambulance, cab or rental car, you must have a passenger transport license.

  • Basic information

    An additional permit (driver's license for passenger transport) is required by anyone who drives an ambulance if passengers are transported in the vehicle for pay or on a business basis, or anyone who drives a motor vehicle if passengers are transported in the vehicle and a permit is required for this transport under the Passenger Transport Act.

    Requirements

    • Possession of a driving license in credit card format ("EU driving license")
    • if necessary, the previous driving license must first be exchanged for a card driving license.
    • In addition, a copy of the file card from the driving license office that issued the current driving license if the driving license was issued outside Bremen before 1999.
    • Minimum age: 21 years (19 years for ambulances)
    • Possession of a category B driving license (also from an EU/EEA country or a country listed in Annex 11 FeV) or a corresponding driving license for at least two years (one year for ambulances)
    • Proof of physical and mental aptitude
    • Personal reliability (no serious criminal convictions and/or traffic violations)
    • If the permit is to be valid for cabs, hire cars and bundled on-demand transport - proof of specialist knowledge. Proof can be provided in the form of a certificate from a suitable body.
      Note:
      In Bremen, no suitable bodies have yet been designated to provide proof of specialist knowledge. Accordingly, applicants initially receive an exemption permit and must submit proof of specialist knowledge at the next renewal.

  • Procedure

    Application in person at the driver's license office

    More information

    The driver's license for passenger transport is not required for

    • ambulances of the Federal Armed Forces, the Federal Border Guard, the police and the troops and civilian escorts of the other States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty,
    • ambulances of the Civil Protection, if they are used for its purpose,
    • ambulances of fire departments and rescue services recognized by state law (in Bremen these are DRK, MHD, ASB, JUH, promedica)
    • Motor vehicles with the exception of cabs and rental cars, if the driver is in possession of the class D or D1.

  • Necessary Documents
    • Identity card or passport
    • Proof of possession of an EU/EEA Class B driving licence or an Annex 11 state
      • Further information can be found under "Legal basis" - "Annex 11 (Driving License Ordinance - FeV)".
    • Certificate of good conduct for submission to authorities (document type O)
      • To ensure that the certificate of good conduct is already available on the day you submit your application in person, we recommend using the online procedure provided by the Federal Office of Justice. There you will find all further information, as well as the ‘Online Application for a Certificate of Good Conduct’. Your application can only be finalised once the certificate of good conduct has been received. If the certificate of good conduct is only applied for at a later date, this will delay the processing of your application.
    • For ambulances: proof of participation in first aid training
    • medical and ophthalmological certificate in accordance with Annexes 5 and 6 of the Driving Licence Ordinance

      Doctors have an official form. You can have the certificate issued by any doctor. At the time of application, the medical certificate must not be older than one year and the ophthalmologist's certificate must not be older than two years.

    • Performance psychological assessment
      • Applicants for a driving licence to carry passengers (taxi/hire car), as well as applicants for categories D and D1, must always provide this medical certificate whenever a driving licence is issued for the first time.
      • From the age of 50, bus drivers holding a Category D or D1 licence must also provide this medical certificate upon each renewal.
      • From the age of 60, holders of a driving licence for passenger transport (taxi/hire car) must also provide this medical certificate with every licence renewal.
      • The performance psychology assessment includes, for example, an evaluation of stress tolerance, reaction time, spatial awareness and the ability to concentrate. Proof that you meet these specific requirements is provided by a report from an occupational health service or by a report from an officially recognised centre for assessing fitness to drive.
    • For taxis: Certificate of competence
    • In addition, a copy of the file card from the driving license office that issued the current driving license
      • if the driver's license was issued outside Bremen before 1999

  • Competent Department

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    43,90 EUR Initial allocation/renewal
    13,00 EUR Certificate of good conduct
    30,30 EUR Exchange of the previous driving licence for the card driving licence; incl. direct dispatch by Bundesdruckerei

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    The permit is issued for a period of no more than 5 years.
    It is extended on application for up to 5 years at a time.

    How long does it take to process

    4 weeks to 6 weeks

  • Legal Bases

  • More Information

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Updated on 23.09.2026

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