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)

• A recent biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait orientation, full-face view); digital codes are not accepted!

Note:
As of May 1, 2025, the regulation requiring you to submit a digital passport photo to the registration office applies to passport photos for ID cards and passports. However, this requirement does not apply to the driver’s license office and therefore does not affect applications for driver’s license documents. The Driver’s License Authority has the technical equipment available on-site for taking digital photos. For an international driver’s license, please bring an analog passport photo. Of course, you may continue to submit analog passport photos to the Driver’s License Authority, preferably along with the complete application documents. 

• Designation of a driving school for taking the driver’s license exam

Form: Accompanied driving from age 17

• List of accompanying persons
• Signature of the applicant
• Signature of both legal guardians (if only one parent has custody, you must provide proof of this)
• Copies of the legal guardians’ valid ID cards

Form, Attachment: Accompanying Person

• 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 ID card (For accompanying persons who only provide a copy of their passport and are not registered in the Mainz city area, we also require a current certificate of residence.)