Class B

Minimum age and exam dates

You must be at least 17 ½ years old. You can take your theory exam 3 months before your 18th birthday and your practical exam 1 month before.

Application at the road traffic office

The application always comes first! Make sure all the details are correct. Based on your application, the road traffic office (Straßenverkehrsamt) prints your driving licence and commissions TÜV to conduct your exams. This can take a few weeks – but that is the road traffic office's responsibility. While your application is being processed, you can of course already start your training and attend our theory lessons.

• First-aid certificate (9 teaching units)
• Eye test
• 1 biometric passport photo
• Valid ID document
• Application form

Theory

If you don't have a driving licence yet, 14 theory lessons of 90 minutes each are mandatory: 12 basic topics and 2 class-specific topics. If you already have a driving licence, only 6 basic lessons await you. When you register, you receive your learning materials (online learning platform, app, book); ideally, start the theory lessons right away in parallel. Once you've completed the lessons and your application has been approved by the road traffic office, you can take your theory exam – at the earliest 3 months before your 18th birthday.

Practice and special drives

How many practice drives (40 minutes) you need depends on your personal abilities and your learning progress. By law, 12 special drives of 45 minutes each are mandatory: 5 rural road, 4 motorway and 3 night drives. As a rule: you must have passed your theory exam before you can take your first driving lessons. Before your first driving lesson, you can use 8 practice sessions in our driving simulator – this makes it easier to get started with real driving lessons and is easier on your wallet. The practical exam is allowed at the earliest 1 month before your 18th birthday; your driving instructor takes care of booking a date in good time.