The driving license authority can only be contacted by prior appointment.
A personal visit to the driving license authority is not necessary for the following applications:
- Initial issue/extensions
- Accompanied driving / BF17
- Change of conditions e.g. B96/B196/B197 (applications can only be submitted to the driving license authorities)
- Renewals of categories C/D
- Exchange of driving license
- Replacement driver's license in case of name change
- Passenger transportation
The relevant application form can be completed, signed, copied with the required documents and the original biometric photo (the photo must include the first name, surname and date of birth) and sent by post in a sealed envelope to the driving license authority or posted in the letterbox of the Ludwigsburg District Office and the Besigheim and Vaihingen an der Enz branch offices. The application can also be submitted via the town hall of your municipality of residence.
A personal visit to the driving license authority is only possible after prior online appointment at the Ludwigsburg district office or the Besigheim and Vaihingen an der Enz branch offices.
Appointments are made online and are only possible for two weeks in advance. When making appointments online, please book only one appointment per procedure.
For driving license matters, select the 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 the required documents have been submitted. The required documents can be found on our homepage.
If a certificate of good conduct is required for the application, this must be applied for via the relevant residents' registration office.
It is now also possible to have your driving license sent to you directly from the Bundesdruckerei. Direct mailing eliminates various work steps. The following information sheet on direct mailing explains what else you should bear in mind regarding direct mailing.
Note: It is not possible to send the application documents directly by post.
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.
