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Apply for a driver's license for class L

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

If you want to drive simple motor vehicles in agriculture, you must apply for the class L driver's license (the "small tractor driver's license").

With the class L driver's license (colloquially ''small tractor driver's license") you are allowed to drive the following vehicles at the age of 16:

  • tractors intended and used for agricultural or forestry purposes with a maximum design speed of no more than 40 km/h
  • combinations of these vehicles and trailers, if they are driven at a maximum speed of 25 km/h
  • self-propelled machines, feed mixers, forklifts and other industrial trucks, each with a maximum design speed of not more than 25 km/h
  • combinations of these vehicles and trailers

The driving license class L is issued for an unlimited period of time.


Who should I contact?

To your district or independent city (driving license authority). The responsibility depends on the place of residence (main residence according to the identity card).

Requirements
  • You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • You must have reached the minimum age of 16 years.
Which documents are required?
  • valid identity card or passport (if necessary with current certificate of residence)
  • current biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal)
  • eye test certificate (not older than 2 years)
  • Proof of participation in a first aid course
  • Information about the driving school
What are the fees?
  • The fee is based on the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
  • If the driver's license is sent directly to the home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Application deadline: 12 Months
The application for an initial driver's license expires if you do not pass the theory test within 12 months of receiving the test application.

Legal basis
What else should I know?

When acquiring a class L driver's license, only a theoretical test is required.

There is no probationary period for the class L driver's license.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

If you want to drive simple motor vehicles in agriculture, you must apply for the class L driver's license (the "small tractor driver's license").

Who should I contact?

To your district or independent city (driving license authority). The responsibility depends on the place of residence (main residence according to the identity card).

Requirements

  • You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • You must have reached the minimum age of 16 years.

Which documents are required?

  • valid identity card or passport (if necessary with current certificate of residence)
  • current biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal)
  • eye test certificate (not older than 2 years)
  • Proof of participation in a first aid course
  • Information about the driving school

What are the fees?

  • The fee is based on the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).
  • If the driver's license is sent directly to the home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Application deadline: 12 Months
The application for an initial driver's license expires if you do not pass the theory test within 12 months of receiving the test application.

Legal basis

What else should I know?

When acquiring a class L driver's license, only a theoretical test is required.

There is no probationary period for the class L driver's license.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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