Driving licence - extension

Course description

If you have passed your driving test for a car or motorbike, Munich's road safety organisation offers driver safety training for a fee as part of its "Experts through experience" campaign. Everything you need to know about this and further information can be found on the Verkehrswacht website.

Prerequisites

You are registered as having your main residence in Munich.

Required documents

For all categories of driving licence:

• A fully completed application form with all the necessary documents
• a colour copy of the page of your identity card, passport or foreign national identity card showing your name, photograph and identity number.
• A biometric passport photo
• Confirmation from the driving school where you are enrolled
• A copy of your current driving licence
• Only for old driving licences (grey or pink) that were not issued by the Driving Licence Authority of the City of Munich: a copy of your licence record, which you can request by telephone from the authority that issued your driving licence. The index card extract should be sent directly from there to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Munich.

For categories A, A2, A1, AM, B, BE, L, T:

• Certificate of an eye test from an ophthalmologist or optician
• Proof of first aid training. Please note that a certificate of attendance for emergency measures at the scene of an accident is not sufficient.

For C licences:

• Certificate confirming an eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor (form available for download)
• Certificate confirming a medical examination to assess fitness for driving (form available for download)
• Proof of training in ‘First Aid’

For Class D licences:

• Certificate confirming an eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor (form available for download)
• Certificate confirming a medical examination to assess fitness for work, either by an officially recognised medical centre for driver fitness or by an occupational health doctor
• Proof of first aid training

​ Note on the validity period of certificates:

Must not be more than one year old at the time of application:

• ​Medical examination to assess fitness for work
• Medical examination to assess fitness for driving carried out by an officially recognised medical centre for driver fitness or by an occupational health doctor

Must not be more than two years old at the time of application:

• ​Eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or optician
• Examination of eyesight by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor

No time limit:

• ​First aid training. Please note that a certificate of attendance for immediate measures at the scene of an accident is not sufficient; since 1 April 2015, 9 teaching units have been required.

Legal basis

Driving Licence Ordinance
Road Traffic Act