Driving licence: Passenger transport

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If you transport passengers for a fee, you need a driving licence for passenger transport (FzF).

  • Service description

    If you transport passengers in a motor vehicle and a permit is required for this transport in accordance with the Passenger Transport Act, you will need a passenger transport licence (FzF) in addition to the general driving licence. This also applies if you transport passengers in an ambulance for a fee or for business purposes.

    A driving licence for passenger transport (FzF) is not required for

    1. Ambulances of the German Armed Forces, the Federal Police, the police and the troops and civilian staff of the other states party to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO),
    2. Civil protection ambulances if they are used for this purpose,
    3. Ambulances of fire brigades and rescue services recognised under state law.

    If you have a category D or D1 driving licence, you only need an FzF if you drive a taxi, a hire car or for bundled on-demand transport.

  • Prerequisites

    • EU or EEA driving licence required for driving the vehicle
    • Minimum age: 21 years;
      if restricted to ambulances: 19 years
    • Personal reliability
    • Mental and physical aptitude
    • Sufficient eyesight
    • Possession of an EU/EEA category B driving licence (or equivalent) for at least 2 years (at least one year if the driving licence is restricted to ambulances) or 2 years of possession of the driving licence within the last 5 years
    • if the FzF is to apply to ambulances: Participation in first aid training
    • if the FzF is to apply to taxis or hire cars or to bundled on-demand transport: Passing a specialised knowledge test

  • Which documents are required?

    • Official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
    • current registration certificate, if applicable
    • EU/EEA driving licence
    • Eye test
    • Proof of physical and mental aptitude
    • Certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority
    • Current information from the driving aptitude register

    If the FzF for taxis or hire cars is to apply to bundled on-demand transport in addition:

    • Proof of the required local knowledge by means of a certificate from a suitable organisation

    If the FzF is to apply to ambulances, additionally:

    • Proof of participation in a first aid training course

  • What fees are incurred?

    The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

  • Legal basis

  • Short text

    • Driving licence issue Passenger transport
    • Driving licence for passenger transport (FzF)
    • required to transport passengers for a fee or for business purposes
    • Responsible: Driving licence authority of the place where you have your main residence

  • Further information

    See §§ 1, 2 PBefG regarding the definition of "for remuneration and on a commercial basis" and the question of the necessity of a licence under the Passenger Transport Act.

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Who should I contact?

Contact the driving licence authority of the district or city in which you have your main residence.

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