Exchange your old paper driving licence at the Hamburg Service on site

Prerequisites

• They possess a paper driving licence.
• Her main residence is in Hamburg.
• You submit the application in person.

Documents required

• valid identification document (identity card or passport)
• biometric passport photo 35 x 45 millimeters - not older than 1 year
• current paper driving licence
• For paper driving licences not issued in Hamburg: a copy of your driving licence record (obtainable from the authority that issued your old paper driving licence)
• Additionally, for the extension of a truck driving licence of the old classes 2 and 3:
  • ophthalmological report in accordance with Annex 6 of the Driving Licence Regulations (FeV), not older than 2 years
  • Medical certificate in accordance with Annex 5.1 of the German Driving License Regulations (FeV), not older than 1 year.

If you do not wish to renew your old license classes and holder rights, you do not need any expert opinions. You may then continue to drive vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes plus trailers over 3.5 tonnes (provided the total weight does not exceed 12 tonnes).

You will usually receive your new driving licence from the Federal Printing Office after 3-4 months.

Please note

You can also exchange your driver's license at the State Transport Authority (LBV).

With the old Class 3 license, extending the authorization to drive vehicles over 7.5 tons (CE 79) is no longer straightforward. Upon exchanging your license, you will receive a Class BE driving licence.

If you wish to obtain additional driving licence categories, you will need to submit further documents. If you have been over 50 for more than 5 years, you must also take a theoretical and a practical test for categories C and CE (formerly category 2). Alternatively, you can choose not to obtain category 2.

Your driving licence remains valid after the exchange.

Deadlines

The exchange deadlines for paper driving licences depend on your year of birth:


For items purchased before 1953: Exchange is possible until January 19, 2033.


1953 to 1958: Exchange until July 19, 2022


1959 to 1964: Exchange until January 19, 2023


1965 to 1970: Exchange until January 19, 2024


1971 or later: Exchange until 19.01.2025

Procedure

You can arrange an appointment with the relevant office online or by calling 040-115.

Please bring all necessary documents with you to your appointment at Hamburg Service.

Your request will be processed on site.

Your old paper driving licence will usually be issued with a temporary validity period on site.

• Your new EU card-format driving licence will be sent directly to your home by the Federal Printing Office. During this time, your old paper driving licence is only valid in Germany.
• Alternatively, you can submit the application to the State Transport Authority (LBV). Book an appointment there.

Processing time

You will usually receive your new EU card driving licence from the Federal Printing Office after 3-4 months.


If an express procedure is available for this service, it can only be used at the LBV.

Fees

• 31.90 EUR


• An additional €12.00 is charged for requesting the tab.

Legal remedies

No legal remedy is provided for.

Legal basis

Section 24a of the Driving Licence Regulations (FeV)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__24a.html




Section 25 of the Driving Licence Regulations (FeV)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__25.html




Annex 3 of the Driving Licence Regulations (FeV)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/anlage_3.html




Annex 8e of the Driving Licence Regulations (FeV)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/anlage_8e.html