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Driving school branch license; application

  • Brief description

    Driving school owners who operate branches of their driving school require a branch permit.

  • Description

    The operation of branch offices of a driving school (i.e. classrooms at locations other than the main operating location of the driving school) is only permitted if - in addition to the driving school permit (see related topics) - a branch office permit is available for each branch office. The district administrative authority at the location of the branch office is responsible.

  • Prerequisites

    The classroom, the teaching materials and the training vehicles must meet the legal requirements. It must be ensured that the holder of the driving school license or the person appointed to be responsible for the management of the training company can meet the obligations under Section 29 of the Driving Instructors Act under the circumstances, in particular due to the number of branches or their physical distance and the number of driving instructors. The total number of branches should not exceed ten. In the case of joint driving schools, this regulation also applies to each partner.

  • Deadlines

    none

  • Required documents

    Details of the name and address of the driving school and the category of motor vehicles for which the driving school branch license is to be obtained

    Declaration as to whether and by which authority a driving school license has already been issued

    Scaled plan of the classrooms with details of their equipment

    Declaration that the prescribed teaching materials are available

    List of the number and type of teaching vehicles

    If applying for more than ten branches: Submission of additional proof of business organization (e.g. use of a certified quality management system)

  • Forms

  • Costs

    Fees and expenses are charged in accordance with the German Road Traffic Fee Regulations (GebOSt).

  • Legal basis

  • Legal remedy

    Administrative court action

  • Related services


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