Motor vehicles - with the exception of motor vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2 and A with a permissible total mass of no more than 3 500 kg, which are designed and built for the transport of no more than eight people apart from the driver (also with a trailer with a permissible total mass of not more than 750 kg or with a trailer over 750 kg permissible total mass, provided that the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 3 500 kg and three-wheel motor vehicles in Germany, in the case of a motor vehicle with an engine output of more than 15 kW, however, only if the owner of the Driving license is at least 21 years old.

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Minimum age:

18 years (17 years for participants in "accompanied driving at 17")

Included classes:

AM and L

Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of class B and a trailer or semi-trailer, provided that the permissible total mass of the trailer or semi-trailer does not exceed 3500kg.

 

Minimum age:

18 years (17 years for participants in "accompanied driving at 17"), prior possession of license class B required

 

Included classes:

none

Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of class B and a trailer with a permissible total mass of the trailer of more than 750 kg and a permissible total mass of the vehicle combination of more than 3,500 kg and not more than 4,250 kg.

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Minimum age:

18 years (17 years for participants in "accompanied driving at 17"), prior possession of license class B required

 

Included classes:

none

Motor vehicles, other than motor vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2, A, D1 and D, with a permissible total mass of more than 3 500 kg but not more than 7500 kg, and which are designed for the transport of no more than eight persons other than the driver and are built (also with a trailer with a permissible total mass of no more than 750 kg).

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Minimum age:

18 years, previous possession of license class B is necessary.

Included classes:

none

Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle

• Class C1 and a trailer or semi-trailer with a permissible total mass of more than 750 kg, provided that the permissible mass of the vehicle combination does not exceed 12,000 kg,

• Class B and a trailer or semi-trailer with a permissible mass of more than 3 500 kg, provided that the permissible mass of the vehicle combination does not exceed 12 000 kg.

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Minimum age:

18 years, previous possession of license class C1 required

Included classes:

BE and D1E, provided the owner is authorized to drive vehicles of class D1.

Motor vehicles, with the exception of motor vehicles of categories AM, A1, A 2, A, D1 and D with a permissible total mass of more than 3 500 kg, which are designed and built for the transport of no more than eight people apart from the vehicle driver (also with a trailer with a permissible total mass of not more than 750 kg).

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Minimum age:

21 years, previous possession of license class B necessary.

Included classes:

C1

• Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of class C and trailers or a semi-trailer with a permissible total mass of more than 750 kg.

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Minimum age:

21 years, previous possession of license class C necessary.

Included classes:

BE, C1E, T and DE, provided he is authorized to drive class D vehicles.

Motor vehicles, with the exception of motor vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2, A, which are designed and built for the transport of more than eight people in addition to the driver (also with a trailer with a permissible total mass of not more than 750 kg).

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Minimum age:

24 years, previous possession of license class B is necessary.

Included class:

D1

Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of class D and a trailer with a gross vehicle weight of more than 750 kg.

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Minimum age:

24 years, previous possession of driving license class D is necessary.

Included class:

BE, D1E

Two-wheeled mopeds

bbH maximum 45 km / h

Internal combustion engine up to 50 cc capacity

Electric motor up to 4 kw power

Three-wheel mopeds

bbH maximum 45 km / h

Spark ignition engines up to 50 cc capacity

Diesel / electric motor up to 4 kW power

Four-wheel light motor vehicles

bbH maximum 45 km / h

Spark ignition engines up to 50 cc capacity

Diesel / electric motor up to 4 kw

Empty mass maximum 350 kg

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Minimum age:

16 years

Included classes:

none

Motorcycles (also with sidecars) with a cubic capacity of up to 125 cm³ and an engine power of no more than 11 kW, in which the ratio of power to weight does not exceed 0.1 kW / kg, and three-wheeled motor vehicles with symmetrically arranged wheels and a cubic capacity of more than 50 cm³ for internal combustion engines or a design-related maximum speed of more than 45 km / h and with an output of up to 15 kW.

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Minimum age:

16 years

Included class:

AM

Motorcycles (including those with sidecars) with an engine power of not more than 35 kW, in which the ratio of power to weight does not exceed 0.2 kW / kg, which are not derived from a motorcycle with an engine power of over 70 kW.

Transitional law: Class A driver's licenses that were issued before January 19, 2013 are automatically class A (unlimited) after two years.

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Minimum age:

18 years

Included classes:

A1 and AM

Motorcycles (also with sidecars) with a cubic capacity of more than 50 cm³ or with a design speed of more than 45 km / h.

Minimum age: 24 years (for direct entry), 20 years (with at least 2 years previous ownership of class A2)

Three-wheel motor vehicles with an output of more than 15 kW and three-wheel motor vehicles with symmetrically arranged wheels and a displacement of more than 50 cm³ for internal combustion engines or a design-related maximum speed of more than 45 km / h and with an output of more than 15 kW.

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Minimum age:

21 years

Included classes:

A2, A1 and AM

Tractors, which are designed for use in agriculture or forestry and are used for such purposes, with a maximum speed determined by the design of not more than 40 km / h and combinations of these vehicles and trailers, if with a Speed of not more than 25 km / h, as well as self-propelled work machines, self-propelled feed mixers, stackers and other industrial trucks, each with a maximum design speed of not more than 25 km / h and combinations of these vehicles and trailers.

Minimum age:

16 years

Included classes:

none

Tractors with a design speed of no more than 60 km / h and self-propelled machines with a design speed of no more than 40 km / h, each of which are designed for use in agriculture or forestry and used for such purposes (also with trailers).

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Minimum age:

16 years at 40 km / h (bbH) and 18 years at 60 km / h (bbH)

Included class:

L, AM

Minimum age:

15 years