EU law currently does not allow implementation, the Federal Ministry of Transport said. The ministry of Transport Minister Volker Wissing announced that Germany cannot unilaterally regulate a lowering of the minimum age at the national level.
This means that everything stays the same for the time being: you can get your driving license at the age of 16, but accompanied driving is only possible from your 17th birthday. It was introduced in 2011. According to data from the Federal Motor Transport Authority, more than 241,000 young people under 18 got a driving license in 2022 - significantly fewer than when it was introduced. The idea is not new; the topic has been discussed for years. Several federal states, such as Lower Saxony and Bavaria, have campaigned for such experiments.