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Driving licence for passenger transport (Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung, P-Schein) - issuance

Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung (P-Schein) - Erteilung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Issuance of a driving licence for passenger transport in taxis, rental cars, ambulances, passenger cars in scheduled line services, or for commercial excursion trips, holiday destination trips, and pooled demand-responsive transport. Reissuance of a driving licence for passenger transport following withdrawal or surrender. The driving licence for passenger transport is issued for a maximum period of 5 years. Please note that for issuances, renewals, and reissuances, all documents (including the certificates of the medical examination and of sufficient eyesight) should already be submitted at the time of application, or submitted as quickly as possible afterwards. Processing can only take place once all required proof has been submitted.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Minimum age 21 years, 19 years for Krankenkraftwagen (ambulances) • Prior possession of a Class B driving licence Prior possession of a Class B driving licence Proof of holding a Class B licence for at least 2 years, or 2 years within the last five years (e.g. following reissue) for ambulances: 1 year Prior possession counts only on the basis of a German driving licence, an EU/EEA driving licence, or a driving licence from a country listed in Anlage 11 FeV (Annex 11 of the Driving Licence Regulation). • Main residence in Berlin If Berlin is a secondary residence, the application can only be submitted in justified exceptional cases and with the consent of the authority responsible for the main residence. • Personal appearance is required • Proof of specialist expertise For applications for the first issuance / reissuance of a FzF (driver qualification certificate) for taxi, hire car and pooled demand-responsive transport, a "Nachweis der Fachkunde" (proof of specialist expertise) is required from 02.08.2021 onward, in addition to the documents previously required.

Documents you need

• Personalausweis (identity card) or passport • Presentation of the driving licence • For the granting of the Fahrerlaubnis (driving permit) for passenger transport, a card-format driving licence (Kartenführerschein) is required. • If you apply with an older driving licence or a DDR (GDR/East German) driving licence, the conversion to a card-format driving licence must be applied for at the same time. • If you present a foreign EU driving licence or a driving licence covered by Anlage 11 (Annex 11), the simultaneous application for the conversion of the foreign Fahrerlaubnis is required. • Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ The Führungszeugnis (document type "O", for presentation to a public authority) is applied for together with the application (subject to a fee). The Führungszeugnis can only be applied for at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office); this is not possible at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority). • Certificate of physical and mental fitness Not older than 1 year; Notes on the examinations and examination forms below as a link • Certificate of the medical examination of eyesight Not older than 2 years; Notes on the examinations and examination forms below as a link • Functional and performance test For the granting or renewed granting of the Fahrerlaubnis for passenger transport; Not older than 1 year; Notes on the examinations and examination forms below as a link • Proof of first aid training Only for ambulances (Krankenkraftwagen); If proof of first aid training has already been provided once, the certificate does not need to be presented again.

Fees

• 45,10 Euro: issuance and extension of the driving licence for the carriage of passengers • 222,60 Euro: reissuance of the driving licence for the carriage of passengers

Legal basis

• Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung (FeV) (Driving Licence Ordinance) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/

Further information

• Information on the effects of the new Personenbeförderungsgesetz (Passenger Transport Act) on the driving licence for passenger transport (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Civic and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Information on the medical examinations and examination forms (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Fact sheet on bogus self-employment in the rental car trade (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Current processing status (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/aktuelles/aktuelle-bearbeitung

Who is responsible

The Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung (driving licence for the carriage of passengers) should be applied for at a Berlin Bürgeramt (citizens' office), since the required Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) can only be applied for there at the same time. You can find out whether there are ways to submit the application other than booking an appointment (Termin) by looking up the individual locations (click on the location). Collecting a Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung (P-Schein) is only possible at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority).

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 121622 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121622/