You can apply for accompanied driving from the age of 17. You can submit the required application at the earliest 6 months before reaching the minimum age (17th birthday).

You must name an accompanying person. This person must

• be at least 30 years old,
• have held a driver's license for at least 5 years without any interruptions, and
• have a maximum of 1 point in the driver suitability register in Flensburg.

We will enter the names of approved accompanying persons in the test certificate that must be carried. To prepare the accompanying persons, we recommend a briefing by the driving instructor.

You must inform your car insurance company about accompanied driving.

Important: The temporary driving license is only valid within Germany.

Application:

• You must submit the application in person (for signature and identification purposes).
• The accompanying persons do not have to be present in person when the application is submitted.

After passing the test:

• The examiner will give you the "pink" test certificate.
• TÜV examiners will notify the driver's license authority that you have passed the test. We will then arrange for the card driver's license to be printed.
• The EU card driving license remains with the driver's license authority until the applicant reaches the age of majority.

Collecting the card driving license:

You can collect your card driving license as soon as you reach the age of majority. You must collect your driving license in person. Please bring the following documents with you:

• Provisional "pink" test certificate
• Original identity card or passport

If the license is being picked up by an authorized representative, the following are also required:

• Written power of attorney
• Identity document of the authorized person

• Your primary residence is in Mainz.
• A declaration of consent from all legal guardians is required.
• The legal guardians do not need to be present in person when the application is submitted.
• If only one parent has legal custody, proof of this is required.

• Schedule of fees for measures relating to public road traffic (GebOSt) (opens in a new tab)
• Regulation on the licensing of persons for road traffic (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 the application 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.

• Designation of a driving school for taking the driver's license test

Form, accompanied driving from 17 years of age

• Details of accompanying persons
• Signature of the applicant
• Signature of both legal representatives (if only one parent has custody, you must provide proof of this)
• Copy of the valid identity cards of the legal representatives

Form, accompanying person attachment

• A separate form is required for each accompanying person
• Signature of the accompanying person
• Copy of the accompanying person's driver's license
• Copy of the accompanying person's identity card (For accompanying persons who only present a copy of their passport and are not registered in the city of Mainz, we also require a current registration certificate.)