- Do an eyetest for a driving license - at almost any optician
( costs about 6.- EU )
- Make a passport photo
- Attend a first aid course for a driving license.
Official german name is "Lebensrettende Sofortmaßnahmen
am Unfallort = immediate life-saving measures".
Costs are 15.- to 25.- EU. At some of the places you can
do the eyetest and the photo as well.
As far as i know there is only one course in English
- see links -.
The courses are organized by the German Red Cross for
instance and several other providers.
- Choose an English speaking driving school in Berlin e.g.
fahrschule berlin prenzlauer berg
Your English speaking driving school in Berlin ;-)
- Get your license translated.
You can do it at the Berlin branch of the ADAC ( German Automobile Club ).
Costs are from EU 25.- to 75.- and it will take one to three weeks.
Download more information here
- Apply for the driving license at any registration office.
Please note : You have to do your driving tests in the
municipality where you are registerd or do a education
List of registration offices "Bürgerämter" in Berlin
Not all the civil servants working in the registration offices
do speak English. If you don't speak any German at all or
your knowledge is rather basic, take somebody with you
how does, to make things easier.
If your case is "tricky" it is recommandable to go strait to
the Berlin driving license authority :
Location and hours of the Berlin driving license authority
Please bring the following items :
- ID-card or passport
- Eyetest certificate
- First aid course certificate
- Your driving license and the translation + copys
- Passport photo
- 43,40 EU fee
You have to name the driving school of your choice at the
application, so chose one first. If you want to make your
driving license at our school, please state "DEKRA
Ferdinand-Schultze-Str." at the testing authority question.
Try to verify the following points when you apply :
- Do you need to attend the theory classes
"Teilnahme am Theorieunterricht" ?
- Do you need to take the mandatory practical lessons "Sonderfahrten" ?
- Do you need to take the theory test ?
- Do you need to take the practical test ?
It takes up to 12 weeks to process the application. So
apply as soon as possible, you can't take the tests before
your application is processed !
Usualy after 5 to 10 weeks the permission by the driving
license authority that you are allowed to take the tests
( "Prüfauftrag" ) will be sent to you.
As you - and me - never know what surprises the german
transport bureaucrats come up with next it is best to wait for
this letter, because then you - and me - definitly know
what you have to do.
If you find the sentence "einer Pflichtausbildung bedarf es nicht" in it you are lucky, because that means you don't
have to attend the theorie classes ( 14 times 90 minutes )
and you don't have to do the mandatory practical lesson
( appr. EU 350.- ).
- If you know that you have to take the theory test buy
learning material to prepare for it :
Books, Questionnaires, CD-ROM or Online Access.
For learning material in various languages click here
- If you know that you have to attend the theory classes
you can do it of course while waiting for the
"Prüfauftrag". There are 14 lessons - 12 basic knowledge
and 2 additional knowledge for categorie B. You can start
with any lesson.
Please note : Our "normal" theory classes are in German !
If all students consent we will do it bilingual.
If you would like to have private lessons in English we
charge 48,95 EU per lesson ( 90 minutes ).
The charges are PER LESSON NOT PER PERSON so if you
bring along your friends, its much cheaper ;-)
- After attending the 14 lessons you will get a certificate
at the school which you have to present to the testing
authority ( DEKRA or TÜV ) in order to take the theory test.
( applys only if you had to attend the theory classes of course ! )
Costs are :
- If you have to take the practical test you HAVE to use the
services of a driving school. The fee is for the use of driving
school car and the driving instructor during the test. The
driving instructor will sit on the co-driver's seat translating
the directions from the examiner on the backseat if
necessary. In summertime the timetables of the testing
authoritys ( DEKRA or TÜV )tend to be heavily booked. It
can take up to three weeks to get a appointment for a
practical test, so inform us well ahead if you have a certain
deadline.
- Even if you are a expert driver you should take a couple of
lessons before the test because during the test you don't
have to drive "well", but the way the examiner expects you
to. And thats exactly what we will train during the driving
lessons !
Costs are :
- EU 84,97 fee at the testing authority
- EU 75.- at our school
- EU 27.- (appr.) for the time which you will practise directly before the test
So failing the practical test is costly. One or two additional
lessons can be a good investment. If you fail, you have to
wait at least 14 days for the next try, or 7 days if you take
at least 3 times 90 min. lessons. About 4 weeks after
passing the practical test you can collect your German
driving license at the Berlin driving license authority
- LABO Berlin Führerscheinstelle, adress see above.
You have to hand over your original driving license.
If you have any questions or any proposals for the
improvement of this page, please call 030 44 73 66 59
or 030 44 63 39 39 or send us a e-mail :
info@fahrschule-berlin-prenzlauer-berg.de
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