The driving license authority can only be contacted by prior appointment.
It is not necessary to visit the Driver's License Office in person for the following applications:
- Initial Issuance/Extensions
- Accompanied Driving / BF17
- Changes to license conditions, e.g., B96/B196/B197 (applications may only be submitted in person at the Driver’s License Office)
- Renewals of Classes C/D
- Driver’s license replacement
- Replacement driver’s license due to a name change
- Passenger transportation
The corresponding application form can be completed and signed, along with copies of the required documents and the original biometric photo (the photo must include your first and last name as well as your date of birth) in a sealed envelope by mail to the Driver’s License Authority or deposited in the mailbox at the Ludwigsburg District Office as well as its branch offices in Besigheim and Vaihingen an der Enz. Alternatively, the application can be submitted through the town hall of your municipality of residence.
A personal visit to the Driver’s License Office is only possible after online appointment at the Ludwigsburg District Office or the branch offices in Besigheim and Vaihingen an der Enz.
Appointments are scheduled online and can only be booked up to four weeks in advance. When booking an appointment online, please book only one appointment per transaction.
For driver’s license matters, select the following location: - Vehicle Registration Ludwigsburg, Besigheim, or Vaihingen an der Enz.
Please ensure that your documents are complete. Your application can only be processed if all required documents are provided. You can find a list of the required documents on our website.
If a certificate of good conduct is required for your application, you must request it from the relevant residents’ registration office.
Effective immediately, you can also have your driver’s license sent directly to you from the Federal Printing Office. Direct mailing eliminates several steps in the process. For additional information regarding direct mailing, please refer to the following information sheet on direct mailing.
Note: Direct delivery is not possible if you drop off the application documents in a mailbox.
Current
Information on the early exchange of driving licenses
The federal and state governments have decided on a phased model that will run until 2033. This means that driving licenses issued before 1999 must be exchanged by 19.01.2025 at the latest. The phased plan is staggered according to the age of the license holder - starting with those born between 1953 and 1958, for whom the exchange deadline is 19.01.2022. For driving license holders issued from 1999 onwards, the Federal Council resolution provides for staggered exchange periods from 2026 to 2033 according to the respective age of the documents.
In order to cope with the masses of exchange applications and to save you long waiting times, we recommend that you only exchange your driving license in accordance with your deadline according to the graduated plan.(Exchange deadlines)
We ask for your understanding that applications for which the deadline for compulsory exchange is imminent will be processed first. All other applications will then be processed in the order in which they are received. We therefore ask you to refrain from enquiring about the processing status of your application.
