"Automobile"

Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for accompanied driving)
Included classes: AM and L

Motor vehicles:

• with a maximum permissible total weight of 3,500 kg and
• built and designed to carry a maximum of eight people other than the driver
• Trailers with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 750 kg or
• with trailer over 750 kg permissible total mass, provided that the permissible total mass of the combination does not exceed 3,500 kg and
• in Germany three-wheel motor vehicles, in the case of a motor vehicle with an engine output of more than 15 kW, however only if the holder of the license is at least 21 years old
• with the exception ofmotor vehicles in classes AM, A1, A2 and A

"Small Trailer"

Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for accompanied driving).
Included classes: no
previous driving license class B necessary

Vehicle combinations

• from a towing vehicle of class B and
• a trailer with a permissible total mass of the trailer of more than 750 kg and a permissible total mass of the vehicle combination of more than 3,500 kg and not more than 4,250 kg

"Large Trailer"

Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for accompanied driving)
Included classes: AM and L
previous possession of license class B required

Vehicle combinations:

• from a towing vehicle of class B and
• a trailer or semi-trailer with a permissible total weight of up to 3500 kg

"Scooter"

Minimum age: 15 years. (until 16 only domestically)
Included classes: none

Two-wheeled mopeds with:

• by the design certain maximum speed of not more than 45 km / h and
• Internal combustion engine with a cubic capacity of not more than 50 cm³ or
• electric drive machine with a maximum continuous output of up to 4 kW
• also with sidecar

Motorcycles with:

• by the design certain maximum speed of not more than 45 km / h and
• electric drive machine or internal combustion engine with a cubic capacity of not more than 50 cm³ and
• have the characteristics of bicycles in terms of usability (bicycles with auxiliary motor)

Motor Tricycle with:

• by the design certain maximum speed of not more than 45 km / h and
• Displacement of not more than 50 cm³ in the case of spark ignition engines or
• maximum useful power of no more than 4 kW in the case of other internal combustion engines or
• maximum rated continuous output of no more than 4 kW in the case of electric motors

"125cc"

Minimum age: 16 years
Included classes: AM

Motorcycles with:

• Displacement of up to 125 cm³ and
• Motor power of not more than 11 kW and
• Ratio of power to weight maximum 0.1 kW / kg
• also with sidecar

Three-wheel motor vehicles with:

• symmetrically arranged wheels and
• Displacement of more than 50 cm³ (for internal combustion engines) or
• design - related maximum speed of more than 45 km / h and
• Power of up to 15 kW

"125cc without exam from 25 years"

Minimum age: 25 years (requirement: at least 5 years in possession of the B driving license)
Included classes: AM

Motorcycles with:

• Displacement of up to 125 cm³ and
• Motor power of not more than 11 kW and
• Ratio of power to weight maximum 0.1 kW / kg
• also with sidecar

Three-wheel motor vehicles with:

• symmetrically arranged wheels and
• Displacement of more than 50 cm³ (for internal combustion engines) or
• design - related maximum speed of more than 45 km / h and
• Power of up to 15 kW

"Motorbike throttled"

Minimum age: 18 years
Included classes: A1 and AM

Motorcycles with:

• Engine power of no more than 35 kW (48 HP) and
• Power to weight ratio max. 0.2 kW / kg and
• not derived from a motorcycle with an engine power of more than 70 KW
• also with sidecar

"Motorcycle"

Minimum age: 24 years (for direct entry); 20 years (with at least 2 years previous ownership of class A2)
Included classes: A2, A1 and AM

Motorcycles with:

• Displacement of more than 50 cm³ or
• with a maximum speed determined by the design of more than 45 km / h
• no limitation of performance or displacement
• also with sidecar

"Moped"

Minimum age: 15 years
Included classes: none

Motorcycles with:

• design - related maximum speed of no more than 25 km / h and
• Displacement of up to 50 cm³

Test certificate is considered a moped driving license:

• six times 90 minutes of theory lessons are legally mandatory as exam preparation
• thematically relevant for controlling a moped, including controlling mopeds according to road traffic regulations and traffic law, behavior in dangerous situations, "technical manipulations on the moped"

"Trucks up to 7.5 tons"

Minimum age: 18 years
Included classes: no
previous driving license class B necessary

Motor vehicles

• with a permissible total mass of more than 3.5 t but not more than 7.5 t and
• built and designed to carry no more than 8 people other than the driver,

Also with trailer

• with a permissible total mass of not more than 750 kg.

"Trucks up to 7.5 tons with trailers up to 12 tons"

Minimum age: 18 years
Included classes: class BE and D1E, provided thatclass D1 available
Pre- driving license necessary C1

Class B towing vehicle in combination with

• a trailer or semi-trailer with a permissible total mass of more than 3500 kg and
• permissible total mass of the combination of not more than 12000 kg (previously class BE, if the permissible total mass GM of the trailer was greater than 750 kg

Class C1 towing vehicle in combination with

• a trailer or semi-trailer with a permissible total mass of more than 750 kg and
• a permissible total mass of the combination of not more than 12000 kg

"Trucks over 7.5 tons"

Minimum age: 21 years
Included classes: Class C1

Motor vehicles

• with a permissible total mass of more than 3500 kg and
• built and designed to carry no more than 8 people other than the driver,

also with trailer

• with a permissible total mass of not more than 750 kg.

"Truck over 7.5 tons with trailer"

Minimum age: 21 years.
Included classes: Class C1
previous ownership classes BE, C1E and T as well as DE, if class D exists

Class C towing vehicles in combination with

• a trailer or semi-trailer with a gross vehicle weight of more than 750 kg

Tractor "small"

Minimum age: 16 years
Included classes: none

Tractors:

• intended for their use for agricultural or forestry purposes and
• be used for such purposes and
• with a maximum speed determined by the design of not more than 40 km / h
• and combinations of these vehicles and trailers when driven at a speed of no more than 25 km / h

Self-propelled work machines, self-propelled feed mixers, forklifts and other industrial trucks:

• with a maximum speed determined by the design of not more than 25 km / h and
• Combinations of these vehicles and trailers

Test certificate is a driver's license:

• Twelve double hours of theory lessons on basic knowledge (six double hours if expanded) and
• Two double hours of class-specific instruction as exam preparation are legally mandatory

Tractor "big"

Minimum age: 16 years
Included classes: L and AM classes

Tractors

• with a maximum speed determined by the design of not more than 60 km / h and
• which are designed for use in agriculture and forestry purposes and are used for such purposes (each also with trailers)

Self-propelled work machines or self-propelled feed mixers

• with a maximum speed determined by the design of not more than 40 km / h,
• which are designed for use in agriculture and forestry purposes and are used for such purposes (each also with trailers)