Driving license revocation

If the driving license is revoked (by a court or administrative authority), the driving license becomes invalid. The driver's license must be reapplied for.

In this application, the driving license authority must fully examine the suitability to drive a motor vehicle. The examination must cover all physical, mental and character-related circumstances that must be present in order to rule out a risk to the general public as far as possible. Therefore, the way you have behaved since a conviction may also be taken into account.

When making its decision, the driving license authority may also take into account criminal offences that have been erased from the Federal Central Criminal Register but had to be entered in the driving aptitude register. The prescribed investigations (information from the driving aptitude register, inspection of fine and criminal files) take some time. It is therefore recommended that you submit an application for a new driving license/re-issue of a driving license to the driving license authority in good time before the end of the suspension period. If you move to another road traffic office in the meantime, the application must be submitted there.

In certain cases, you must provide an expert opinion on suitability in order to regain your driving license. This is required, for example, if you have driven a vehicle in road traffic with a blood alcohol concentration of 1.6 per mille or more or repeatedly under the influence of alcohol.

If your driving license is revoked during your probationary period, you may have to attend an advanced training seminar in accordance with Section 2a StVG. If you have been driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substances, a special advanced training seminar is mandatory.