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Fahrerkarte (driver card) — apply for a driver card

Fahrerkarte beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
The driver card (Fahrerkarte) enables the recording of driving and rest times and thus serves to protect drivers in commercial passenger and goods transport. It is issued for five years. Application for a driver card for digital tachographs (Fahrtenschreiber) as • First-time issuance • Renewal • Replacement issuance (loss/theft or unusability) • Exchange of a foreign driver card

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Residence in Berlin The authority responsible for receiving applications is the authority of the German main residence • Card driving licence Possibly also from another EU state. If you do not yet have a card driving licence, it can be applied for together with the Fahrerkarte (driver card). • Personal appearance is required

Documents you need

• Antrag auf Ausstellung einer Fahrerkarte (application for issuance of a driver card) The completed application form must be presented at the in-person appointment. • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport if resident outside the EU: work permit and employment contract • 1 current, biometric passport photo on paper www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf Please bring a photo with you. Paper photos are not printed on site. • Kartenführerschein (card-format driving licence) If applicable, also from another EU member state. If you do not yet hold a card-format driving licence, it can be applied for together with the driver card. In this case, please book two appointments for the application for the driver card. • existing Fahrerkarte (driver card) For renewal, replacement issuance due to unusability, or exchange of a foreign driver card

Forms

• Application for issuance of a Fahrerkarte (driver card) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/fahrerlaub

Fees

• 37.00 euros for the driver card • 3.00 euros for sending the driver card

Legal basis

• Fahrpersonalverordnung (FPersV) [Driving Personnel Ordinance] § 5 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fpersv/__5.html

Processing time

Delivered or ready for collection 5 working days after submitting the application.

Further information

• Information about your Fahrtenschreiberkarte (tachograph card), including applying for a replacement card in case of damage/malfunction/loss www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/information-zu • Information from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) / Digital EC Control Device - General Information www.kba.de/DE/Themen/ZentraleRegister/FKR/Fahrtenschreiber/f

Who is responsible

The issuing office for Kontrollgerätkarten (memory cards for digital tachographs) in Berlin is the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs, LABO). Applications can only be submitted at the Puttkamerstraße service building.

Responsible for you

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

Original

German original

Service number 121641 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121641/