Driving school licence

Anyone wishing to train as a self-employed driving instructor or employ other driving instructors requires a driving school licence.

Please use the online service. If you would like an appointment on site, you can arrange this online.

Prerequisites

  • You are at least 25 years old.
  • You have a driving instructor licence for the classes for which you are applying for a driving school licence or branch licence.
  • You have worked full-time as a driving instructor for at least two years.
  • You have attended a course on driving school business management.
  • You have the necessary classroom space, the prescribed teaching materials and the teaching vehicles.

Required documents

  • Identity card or passport
  • fully completed application form (available for download)
  • Driving instructor licence (driving instructor's licence)
  • Documentation of full-time employment as a driving instructor
  • Proof of participation in a "Driving school business management" course
  • Plan of the classroom (to scale) and rental agreement
  • Declaration that the prescribed teaching materials are available
  • List of the number and type of training vehicles
  • extended certificate of good conduct in accordance with § 30a Para. 1 No. 1 BZRG for submission to the authorities (must not be older than three months, a written request is necessary for the application). Please contact us for this)
  • Extract from the central trade register
  • Confirmation from the responsible tax authority that you have fulfilled your tax obligations
  • Extract from the commercial register or the register of associations (only required for legal entities or partnerships)

Duration & Costs

Fees

  • Driving school licence:
    Natural persons: 102 Euro
    Legal entities: 153 euros
  • Branch office licence: 84.40 euros

Payment methods available

Legal basis

Driving Licence Ordinance
Driving Instructors Act

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Gewerbe

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Gewerbe

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-45173

Address

Implerstraße 11
81371 München

Lagehinweis: Eingang A

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