Anyone who trains learner drivers as a driving instructor or has them trained by driving instructors employed by them requires a driving school permit.
A driving instructor license is issued upon application if
- the applicant is at least 25 years old and there are no facts
- that make him/her appear unreliable to run a driving school,
- there are no facts that justify the assumption that the applicant cannot fulfill the general duties of the owner of a driving school,
- the applicant holds a driving instructor's license for the classes for which he/she is applying for a driving school license,
- the applicant has worked full-time as a driving instructor for at least two years as part of an employment relationship with the holder of a driving school license,
- the applicant has successfully completed a course of at least 70 hours of 45 minutes on driving school business management,
- the applicant has the necessary teaching space, the necessary teaching materials and the teaching vehicles intended for driving training in the relevant driving license category.
The requirements for issuing a driving school license, which entitles the holder of a certificate of competence from another member state of the European Union, another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland to set up in Germany, are regulated in § 23 FahrlG.
If you have any questions in this regard, please contact the driving license authority directly at Fahrerlaubnis
