Note:
If you have surrendered your driver's license as part of a temporary driving ban (e.g., for speeding), you do not need to apply for a new license. Your driver's license will be returned to you "automatically" after the temporary ban has expired.

1. Revocation of driving license: You
   can apply for a new license at the earliest 6 months before the end of the suspension period.
2. Renunciation of driving license: You can
   apply for a new license at any time.

Application

• You must appear in person (for identification and signature)
• Please note the application deadlines

• Primary residence in Mainz
• Expiration of the fixed suspension period in the event of withdrawal of driving license
• You will not automatically receive a new driver's license. You must apply for a driver's license.
• After you have submitted your application, the driver's license authority will check whether you are physically, mentally, and characteristically fit to drive motor vehicles again. As a rule, the same regulations apply to the reissuance of a driver's license as to the initial issuance of a driver's license.
• A new driver's license test is only necessary if it must be assumed that you no longer possess the knowledge and skills required to drive a motor vehicle.
• A medical-psychological assessment is always required in the event of a repeated revocation of your driver's license. It is also required in the event of a first-time revocation due to narcotics. We also require a medical-psychological assessment in the case of a revocation due to drunk driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 1.6 per mille or a breath alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.8 mg/l or more. To address any alcohol and/or drug problems you may have, you should contact a preparation center at an early stage. In addition, many medical-psychological assessment centers offer free information evenings. The aim of these is to familiarize you with the procedure and process of a medical-psychological assessment (MPU).

• Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) (driver's license and driving license) (opens in a new tab)

• Current biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal view), no digital code possible!

Note:

Since May 1, 2025, the rule for passport photos for identity cards and passports is that you must submit a digital passport photo to the registration authority. However, this requirement does not apply to the driver's license authority and therefore does not affect applications for driver's license documents. Please also note that the driver's license authorities do not have the technical equipment to take photos on site. You must therefore submit passport photos in analog form, preferably together with the complete application documents, to the driver's license authority.

• If applicable, proof of basic qualification in accordance with the Professional Driver Qualification Act for commercial goods or passenger transport on public roads

• If applicable, a copy of the index card from the issuing authority (if the lost/stolen driver's license was not issued by the state capital of Mainz)

To speed up the issuance of the replacement driver's license, you can request the index card transcript in advance by telephone from the driver's license authority that originally issued the license.

Classes D1, D1E, D, and DE

• Psychological test report in accordance with Appendix 5 No. 2 of the Driver's License Regulation

Note:
Apply for a police clearance certificate for authorities (document type 0) at the registration office. It will be sent directly to the driver's license authority.

Collection of the card driving license from the driver's license authority

• in person
  • Letter from the driver's license authority
  • Identity document

• By authorized person
  • Letter from the driver's license authority
  • Identification documents of both persons
  • Written power of attorney

When applying

• Reissuance of a driver's license: €78.40

Additional fees upon issuance

• Reissuance without further measures: from €51 (= €129.40)
• Reissue with further measures: from €91 (= €169.40)

Please note that these fees are only for administrative services. Costs for seminars, MPU, etc. are charged separately by the respective agency.