EU driving licence card

Exchanging the EU driving licence

The old grey and pink driving licences are being accepted less and less abroad. Particularly when it comes to renting a car or dealing with the police, the EU driving licence card is a welcomed document. This is why driving licence offices urgently recommend that motorists exchange driving licences.

Apply now for the modern EU driving licence card with its practical, handy credit-card format. If necessary, you can have it delivered through our express service. With this card document that is valid throughout the European Union, you can drive all the same vehicles that were permitted with your old driving licence. The vehicle categories in your new document then comply without restriction to the international driving licence categories as set forth in the related EU Directive. By the way, an international driving licence is not issued unless you already possess an EU driving licence card.

A convenient "change-over"

Exchange your driving licence easily and conveniently. Your local driving licence office or registration office will be pleased to receive your application. You can often find addresses and opening hours on the Internet.

And this is what you have to do:

1.  Find out from your local Town Hall which driving licence office you have to contact. Get the telephone number of this office.

2. Call the driving licence office and ask if you have the right office. Find out when the office is open and when would be the best time to go there.

3. You will need a recent passport photo: 45 x 35 mm (see photo sample board)

4. You will need to bring the following with you when you go to the driving licence office:
   - Your ID card
   - Your old driving licence
   - A recent passport photo (35 x 45 mm)
   - 24.00 euro, handling and production fee
     Lorry drivers over the age of 50 must also produce a medical examination certificate and an eye test certificate.

5. When applying to have your old driving licence exchanged, you can choose the convenient direct delivery service which ensures that the new EU driving licence card is sent directly to your home address.

6. On average, Bundesdruckerei produces the new EU driving licence in six days. Please remember that your driving licence office and the postal service also take some time.

7. If you choose not to use the direct delivery service, then you must bring your old driving licence with you for it to be stamped as invalid when collecting your new driving licence card. If you wish, you can keep your old driving licence which is then stamped as invalid.