license classes
Documents and supporting documents to be attached to the application for the driving license
vision test
Biometrical passport picture
Course on life-saving emergency measures at the scene of the accident
Proof of day and place of birth
class B
Motor vehicles other than vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2 and A with a maximum authorized mass of not more than 3 500 kg designed and constructed to carry no more than eight persons other than the driver (including trailers with a maximum authorized mass of not more than 750 kilograms or trailers over 750 kilograms of permissible maximum mass, provided that the total authorized mass of the combination does not exceed 3 500 kilograms and inland tricycles, but in the case of a motor vehicle of more than 15 kilowatts, provided that the holder of the Driving license is at least 21 years old.
Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for participants in "Accompanied driving at 17")
Included classes: AM and L
Class A
Motorcycles (including side-mounted vehicles) of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cm³ or of a design speed of more than 45 km / h.
Minimum age: 24 years (for direct entry), 20 years (with at least 2 years prior of class A2)
Three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power exceeding 15 kW and three-wheeled motor vehicles with symmetrically arranged wheels and a displacement of more than 50 cm³ for internal combustion engines or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km / h and a power exceeding 15 kW.
Minimum age: 21 years
Included classes: A2, A1 and AM
Class A2
Motorcycles (including sidecars) with an engine power of not more than 35 kW, where the ratio of power to weight does not exceed 0,2 kW / kg, not derived from a motorcycle with a power exceeding 70 kW engine power.
Transitional right: Class A licenses limited to those issued before 19.01.2013 are automatically considered Class A (unlimited) after two years.
Minimum age: 18 years
Included classes: A1 and AM
Class B96
Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of category B and a trailer, with a total trailer mass of more than 750 kg and a maximum authorized vehicle weight of more than 3,500 kg and not more than 4,250 kg.
Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for participants in "Accompanied driving at 17"), prior license driving license class B necessary
Included classes: none
BE
Vehicle combinations consisting of a towing vehicle of category B and a trailer or semi-trailer, provided that the maximum authorized mass of the trailer or semi-trailer 3 does not exceed 500 kg.
Minimum age: 18 years (17 years for participants in "Accompanied driving at 17"), prior license driving license class B necessary.
Included classes: none
Source: https://www.tuev-sued.de/fuehrerschein_pruefung/fuehrerscheinklassen