Fahrlehrerlaubnis (driving instructor licence) - Apply for an Extension
Fahrlehrerlaubnis - Erweiterung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Anyone who trains persons wishing to obtain a licence to drive motor vehicles (Fahrschüler/-innen, driving-school students) requires a Fahrlehrerlaubnis (driving instructor licence). On application, the Fahrlehrerlaubnis is extended to classes A, CE and DE.
The Fahrlehrerlaubnis may be used only together with a Fahrschulerlaubnis (driving school licence) or within an employment or training relationship with the holder of a driving school.
Procedure
• Apply for the issuing of a Fahrschulerlaubnis (driving school licence) in writing, by post or by e-mail.
• The responsible department examines your application and will contact you if there are any queries.
• You will receive the Bescheid (notice) as well as the Gebührenbescheid (fee notice) for your application by letter, by post.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Proof of mental, physical, professional and pedagogical fitness must be provided.
• There must be no facts that would make the applicant appear unreliable for the driving instructor profession.
• At least 2 years holding a driving licence (Fahrerlaubnis) of the class to be extended - A2, CE or DE
Documents you need
• Application for extension of a Fahrlehrerlaubnis (driving instructor's licence)
You can submit the application in writing by post, or send the application by email to [email protected].
• Proof of identity
for example identity card or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (see "Further information")
• Original and copy of the card-format driving licence issued after 1 January 1999, or a certified copy
• Extended certificate of good conduct (erweitertes Führungszeugnis) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
(must not be older than 3 months at the time of application; please state as the authority:
Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs] Referat Fahrerlaubnisse, Personen- und Güterbeförderung and as the purpose: IV D 11 HSB Fahrschulerlaubnis, or alternatively use the form "Anschreiben Führungszeugnis" [cover letter for certificate of good conduct])
• For class A: proof that you have held driving licence class A2 for at least two years
• For class CE / DE: proof that you have held driving licence class CE / DE for at least two years -or- at least 6 months of driving practice if you have driven vehicles of class CE / DE professionally as your main occupation -or- have undergone, after obtaining driving licence class CE / DE, additional training at a driving school comprising 60 driving lessons of 45 minutes each on vehicles of class CE / DE
• For class CE / DE: certificate from an officially recognised driving instructor training establishment confirming successful participation in a driving instructor course for the above-mentioned class (§ 2 para. 1 no. 8, § 4 para. 1 no. 7 FahrlG [Driving Instructor Act])
(must be submitted at the latest upon completion of the training)
Forms
• Application to extend a Fahrlehrerlaubnis (driving instructor licence) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete
• Cover letter for the Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete
Fees
45.20 euros
Legal basis
• Fahrlehrergesetz (FahrlG, Driving Instructor Act) § 4 - Application for the grant of a driving instructor licence www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fahrlg_2018/__4.html
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures) Annex (to § 1) No. 302.2 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html
Further information
• Further information on driving instructors (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
• Apply for a Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120702/
Who is responsible
The Fahrlehrerprüfung (driving instructor examination) is conducted by a specially established Prüfungsausschuss (examination board). Examination fees are charged separately for each part of the driving instructor examination.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - Personenbeförderung
Original
Service number 354943 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/354943/