You must meet the following requirements:

• The driving school must be located in the Mainz city area.
• You must be at least 25 years old.
• There are no facts that would make you appear unreliable to run a driving school.
• There are no facts that justify the assumption that you are unable to fulfill the general obligations of a driving school owner (according to § 16 FahrlG).

In addition, you must:

• hold a driving instructor's license for the class(es) for which you are applying for a driving school license.
• have worked full-time as a driving instructor for at least 2 years.
• have participated in a course of at least 70 hours of 45 minutes each on driving school business management.
• have the necessary classroom space, teaching materials, and a sufficient number of training vehicles for driver training.

• Driving Instructor Act (FahrlG) (opens in a new tab)
• Schedule of Fees for Measures in Public Road Traffic (GebOSt) (opens in a new tab)
• Implementing Regulation for the Driving Instructor Act (FahrlGDV) (opens in a new tab)

Documents for natural persons:

• Application for a driving school license
• Valid identity card or passport with confirmation of registration from the local authority
• Officially certified copy of driving instructor's license (front and back)
• Proof of two years' full-time employment as a driving instructor (e.g., certificate from the relevant driving school in conjunction with the relevant entries in the driving instructor's license, employment contract)
• Certificate of participation in a driving school business management course at an officially recognized driving instructor training center or another professionally suitable institution
• Declaration as to whether and by which authority a driving school license has already been issued (a short, informal letter is sufficient here)
• True-to-scale plan of the classrooms with details of their equipment
• Copy of the purchase or rental agreement for the classrooms
• Declaration that the prescribed teaching materials are available (a short, informal letter is sufficient here)
• List of the type and number of training vehicles (with registration date and license plate number)
• Clearance certificate from the tax office, health insurance company, and employers' liability insurance association (not older than 3 months)
• Official extract from the Central Trade Register of the registration authority (not older than 3 months)
• Official certificate of good conduct (document type 0) from the registration authority (not older than 3 months), sent directly to the driver's license authority
• Business registration

Additional documents for legal entities (e.g., a limited liability company):

• A certified extract from the Central Trade Register or the Register of Associations
• ID, certificate of good conduct, driving instructor's license, proof of 2 years of full-time employment as a driving instructor, certificate of participation in a driving school business management course, etc. must be submitted by the responsible manager.
• You must provide evidence of any other professional obligations that the responsible manager of the training company has to fulfill.
• Persons authorized to represent the legal entity must apply for a certificate of good conduct to be submitted to the licensing authority in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Central Register Act.
• You must provide proof of the appointment of a responsible manager.

Once you have submitted all the required documents, the licensing authority will inspect the driving school premises, teaching materials, and teaching vehicles together with a specialist advisor on site. We will contact you shortly with a proposed appointment date.

Natural persons must submit their driving instructor's license to the licensing authority for registration immediately after receiving the license certificate.

Driving school license

• Issuance of a driving school license for a natural person: €102
• Issuance of a driving school license for a legal entity: €153
• Correction of a driving school license certificate: €7.70
• Extension of a driving school license: €56.20

Branch office license

• Issuance of a branch license: €84.40
• Correction of a branch office permit certificate: €7.70
• Extension of a branch office license: €40.90

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