Apply for a Passenger Transport License
Service description
If you are transporting passengers in a motor vehicle and a permit is required for this transport in accordance with the Passenger Transport Act, you will need a driving license for passenger transport (FzF) in addition to the general driving license. This also applies if you transport passengers in an ambulance for a fee or for business purposes.
A driving license for passenger transport (FzF) is not required for
- Ambulances of the German Armed Forces, the Federal Police, the police and the troops and civilian personnel of the other contracting states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
- Civil protection ambulances if they are used for this purpose,
- Ambulances of fire departments and rescue services recognized under state law.
If you hold a Class D or D1 driver's license, you need an FzF only if you drive a taxi or a rental car, or if you provide on-demand transportation services.
Prerequisites
- EU or EEA driving license required for driving the vehicle
- Minimum age: 21 years; if limited to ambulances: 19 years
- personal reliability
- Mental and physical aptitude
- Sufficient eyesight
- Possession of an EU/EEA category B driving license (or equivalent) for at least 2 years (or at least one year if the driving license is restricted to ambulances) or 2 years of possession of the driving license 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 cabs or hire cars or to bundled on-demand transport: Passing a specialist knowledge test
What documents are required?
- Application for a Driver's License for Passenger Transportation (FzF)
- Official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
- current registration certificate, if applicable
- EU/EEA driver's license
- Proof of an eye exam in accordance with the Driver's License Regulations
- 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 is to apply to ambulances, additionally:
- Proof of participation in a first aid training course
What fees apply?
The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
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