PACKAGE offers
minimum age
18 years
17 years of B17 accompanied driving
Prior ownership required
no
inclusion
Class L
Class AM
Permitted
Carriage of fewer than eight people (excluding drivers)
Vehicles with a maximum permissible mass of no more than 3,500 kg
You may tow trailers with this category B driving license if:
a) the permissible total mass of the trailer does not exceed 750 kg or
b) the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg
Under the following conditions, the new national code number B197 from April 1st, 2021 offers the possibility to also drive manual transmissions, even though the driving test was completed in an automatic vehicle:
10 driving lessons of 45 minutes each on a switch car (the driving lessons may take place after the practical basic training at the earliest)
A 15-minute test drive with a driving instructor on a switch truck (half of the test drive must be urban and half rural)
Issuance of a corresponding certificate by the driving school
Removal of an existing automatic restriction by the driving license office (code number 197 instead of 78)
minimum age
18 years
17 years of B17 accompanied driving
Prior ownership required
class B
inclusion
Class L
Class AM
Permitted
With this car driving license you can drive a combination of towing vehicle and trailer with a total mass of up to 7,000 kg.
You may tow trailers with this category BE driving license if:
a) the permissible total mass of the trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg or
b) the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 7,000 kg
CLASS B
minimum age
18 years
17 years of B17 accompanied driving
Prior ownership required
no
inclusion
Class L
Class AM
Permitted
Carriage of fewer than eight people (excluding drivers)
Vehicles with a maximum permissible mass of no more than 3,500 kg
You may tow trailers with this category B driving license if:
a) the permissible total mass of the trailer does not exceed 750 kg or
b) the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg
Under the following conditions, the new national code number B197 from April 1st, 2021 offers the possibility to also drive manual transmissions, even though the driving test was completed in an automatic vehicle:
10 driving lessons of 45 minutes each on a switch car (the driving lessons may take place after the practical basic training at the earliest)
A 15-minute test drive with a driving instructor on a switch truck (half of the test drive must be urban and half rural)
Issuance of a corresponding certificate by the driving school
Removal of an existing automatic restriction by the driving license office (code number 197 instead of 78)
CLASS BE
minimum age
18 years
17 years of B17 accompanied driving
Prior ownership required
class B
inclusion
Class L
Class AM
Permitted
With this car driving license you can drive a combination of towing vehicle and trailer with a total mass of up to 7,000 kg.
You may tow trailers with this category BE driving license if:
a) the permissible total mass of the trailer does not exceed 3,500 kg or
b) the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 7,000 kg
CLASS B96
minimum age
18 years
17 years of B17 accompanied driving
Prior ownership required
class B
inclusion
Class L
Class AM
Permitted
With this car driving license you can drive a combination of towing vehicle and trailer with a total mass of over 4,250 kg.
You may tow trailers with this category B96 driving license if:
a) the permissible total mass of the trailer does not exceed 1,250 kg or
b) the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 4,250 kg
Additional info:
An application must be submitted to the responsible StvA
not necessary.
There is no need to take a theory or practice exam.