Driving licence: passenger transport

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  • Performance specification

    If you transport passengers in a motor vehicle and a permit is required for this transport in accordance with the Passenger Transport Act, you will need a passenger transport licence (FzF) in addition to the general driving licence. This also applies if you transport passengers in an ambulance for a fee or on a commercial basis.

    A driving licence for passenger transport (FzF) is not required for

    1. Ambulances of the Federal Armed Forces, the Federal Police, the police as well as the troops and civilian entourage of the other signatory states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
    2. Ambulances of the Civil Protection if they are used for its purpose,
    3. ambulances of the fire brigades and the rescue services recognised under Land law.

    If you have a category D or D1 driving licence, you only need an FzF if you drive a taxi, a hire car or for bundled on-demand transport.

  • Requirements

    Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg
    • Minimum age: 21 years;
      if restricted to ambulances: 19 years
    • personal reliability
    • Mental and physical fitness
    • sufficient vision
    • Possession of EU/EEA category B driving licence (or equivalent) for at least two years; (in case of restriction of FzF to ambulances for at least one year) or possession of driving licence for two years within the last five years.
    • if the FzF is to apply to ambulances: Participation in first aid training
    • if the FzF is to apply to taxis: Passing a local knowledge test

  • Which documents are required?

    Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg
    • Application form
    • Official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card, passport)
    • Current certificate of registration, if applicable
    • EU/EEA driving licence
    • Evidence that the vision requirements are met,
    • Proof of physical and mental fitness
    • Certificate of good conduct for submission to a public authority (service description in Hessenfinder)
    • Current information from the driving suitability register


    If the FzF is to apply to taxis:

    • Proof of the required local knowledge by means of a certificate from an appropriate body.


    If the FzF is to apply to ambulances:

    • Proof of participation in a first aid training course

  • What are the fees?

    The fee is based on the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
    Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg

    The administrative fee is charged in accordance with the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
    The amount of the fee depends on numerous different factors.
    Information in individual cases is provided by the locally competent authority.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    Special information for - District of Waldeck-Frankenberg

    For the definition of "for remuneration and on a businesslike basis" and the question of the need for a permit under the Passenger Transport Act, see §§ 1, 2 PBefG as well as § 1 of the Ordinance on the Exemption of Certain Transport Cases from the Regulations of the Passenger Transport Act (Exemption Ordinance).

    § 49 par. 4, §§ 12, 13, 15 par. 1 sentences 2 to 5 of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)


Who do I need to contact?

Contact the driving licence authority of the district or city in which you have your main residence.

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