Driving licence: Transcript of index card

If your driving licence has been lost (loss or theft) or destroyed, you are obliged to report the loss immediately (i.e. without culpable delay) and have a replacement document issued. This only does not apply if you renounce your driving licence.

Responsibilities

The replacement driving licence is issued by the driving licence office responsible for your place of residence.

The driving licence authority must obtain information from the ZFER and the VZR at the applicant's expense to ensure that the applicant has the appropriate driving licence. If the data of the person concerned is not yet recorded in the ZFER, the information can be obtained from the local driving licence register in accordance with § 76 No. 12 FeV.

Relocation in the meantime

If you have moved in the meantime, please clarify with the driving licence authority responsible for your current place of residence whether it should obtain the information from the authority that previously issued the driving licence itself or whether you should apply for the information (copy of the index card).

EU-foreign driving licence

If a person with an EU-foreign driving licence has moved to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Member State of residence and thus the driving licence authority of your place of residence/domicile is responsible for issuing a replacement driving licence in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 5 of the 2nd EU Driving Licence Directive.

Before issuing the replacement driving licence, the driving licence authority responsible for your place of residence is expressly obliged to obtain information about the relevant driving licence from the foreign register. This information is free of charge.