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Old rags: Millions of driver's licenses expire - those who don't exchange have to pay

2020-12-14T17:37:56.865Z


Newer driver's licenses are only valid for 15 years. Now this also applies to the elderly. To do this, however, they must be exchanged. You can find out which deadlines and exceptions are important here.


Newer driver's licenses are only valid for 15 years.

Now this also applies to the elderly.

To do this, however, they must be exchanged.

You can find out which deadlines and exceptions are important here.

  • Millions of driver's licenses will soon no longer be valid in Germany.

  • They must be exchanged on time.

  • The driver's license is not affected - however, there is a risk of fines for violations.

Berlin - For several years now,

driver's licenses have had

a best-

before

date.

After

15 years

, the documents must be requested again.

So far, only all driver's licenses

issued

after 2013 had

this.

From now on, this also applies to all old driver's licenses issued

before 2013

.

So that the authorities are relieved and the driver's license holders do not have to struggle with long waiting times, a

step-by-step plan

for exchanging the papers has been adopted.

Driving license with an expiry date: The driving license is not affected

The reason for the

exchange order

is an

EU directive

on the uniform and, above all, non-forged

driver's license document

from 2033. In addition,

misuse is to be

prevented by collecting the documents in a database.

The validity of the driving license document ends on the expiry date, but not the

driving license

.

All driving licenses of all

vehicle

classes that were

issued

before January

19th, 2013

are

affected

by the

new regulations

.

For normal motorcycle and car classes, there is no re-examination or examination of the document.

Therefore, if the exchange period has passed, there is only a risk of a

warning fee of 10 euros

.

It is different with truck and bus driving licenses, where a

criminal offense is

committed

if the deadline has passed

.

Germany: These deadlines apply to exchanges

Since over

43 million

driver's licenses are affected by the exchange, the federal and state governments have agreed to exchange the driver's licenses in

stages

depending on the

date of issue.

All driver's license documents

issued

before January 1st, 1999

are based on the

first table

below.

This is

broken down

by

year of birth

.

All driving license documents with an issue

date from January 1st, 1999

must be

exchanged

according to the

second table

.

The following

deadlines

apply to exchanges:

Driving licenses: date of issue up to and including December 31, 1998

Year of birth of the driver's license holder

Day up to which the driver's license must be exchanged

before 1953

January 19, 2033

1953-1958

January 19, 2022

1959-1964

January 19, 2023

1965-1970

January 19, 2024

1971 or later

January 19, 2025

+

Ms. Mustermann should have exchanged her old driver's license by January 19, 2026 at the latest.

© Michael Jung / dpa / picture alliance

Driving licenses: date of issue from January 1st, 1999

Year of issue

Day up to which the driver's license must be exchanged

1999 - 2001 \ t

January 19, 2026

2002-2004

January 19, 2027

2005 - 2007 \ t

January 19, 2028

2008 \ t

19.1.2029

2009

January 19, 2030

2010

January 19, 2031

2011

19.1.2032

2012 - January 18, 2013

January 19, 2033

Important:

If you

were born before 1953

and have a driver's license, you do

not have to exchange it until January 19, 2033

, regardless of when it was issued.

The committee justified this regulation by stating that it was unclear whether drivers' license holders would still want to use their driving licenses in 2033 due to their age.

Driving license exchange: This is required

If you want to exchange your driver's license, you can of course do so before the respective deadlines.

In general, you need a

valid identity card

or

passport

, a

biometric passport photo

and the

current driver's license

for the exchange

.

If the old gray or pink paper driver's license was not issued by the authority of the current place of residence, a so-called

index card copy is also

required.

This will be issued to you by the authority that originally issued the driver's license.

It can be applied for by post, by phone or online and is then sent directly to the new driver's license office.

The exchange costs 25 euros.

(ij)

List of rubric lists: © Oliver Berg / dpa / picture alliance

Source: merkur

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