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Despite 30 years of professional experience in the rescue service, a paramedic needs proof of a first aid course.
Because this is missing, his driver's license is invalid.
Potsdam – The EU has decided to introduce uniform driving licenses.
This is intended to make driving licenses throughout Europe forgery-proof.
Owners of old paper driving licenses must therefore exchange them.
According to the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, the following applies to people from non-EU countries: If drivers have a “valid national or international driving license, you are allowed to drive motor vehicles in the Federal Republic of Germany of the classes for which your driving license is issued.” But not so a paramedic whose driving license is not recognized because he has not taken a first aid course.
To drive an ambulance, paramedics need a class C1 driving license.
(Symbolic image) © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
In September 2023, the paramedic applied for recognition of his driving license
Bjoern Baron expresses his frustration in an interview with the
Potsdamer Neuesten Nachrichten (PNN)
: “That just makes me stunned.”
He has been working as a paramedic for three decades, even has advanced qualifications as a training paramedic and leads first aid courses.
Nevertheless, the Potsdam authorities refuse to recognize his truck driving license.
The experienced paramedic grew up in South Africa and got his driving license there several years ago.
As
PNN
reports, in September 2023 he submitted an application to convert his driving license to the C1E category.
The paper quotes the paramedic as saying: “Despite repeated attempts to submit official documents and personal statements, the clerks rejected the application once again.”
According to ADAC, a first aid course for your driving license has no expiry date
According to the ADAC website, the first aid course required to obtain a driving license is identical for all driving license classes.
This course consists of nine lessons in total and can be completed in a single day.
The ADAC clarifies that the certificate for the first aid course is valid without a time limit, which means that the age of the course is irrelevant.
C1E driving license
The class C1E driving license is a truck driving license that is based on the class C1 driving license.
Classes B and C1 can be driven with the C1E driving license.
For example, cars can be driven with trailers weighing up to 8.5 tons.
Source: bussgeldkatalog.org
It's a paradox: While people who completed their driving license course years ago can drive without any problems, obstacles are placed in the way of paramedics, for whom life-saving measures are part of their everyday work.
Drivers who missed the deadline to exchange their driver's license in 2024 could also have problems.
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After months of waiting, the paramedic took his license again
According to
PNN
, Baron ultimately made the decision to re-obtain his C1E driver's license.
Despite initial difficulties as he was required to have a certified certificate as a paramedic, he was finally able to receive his German truck driving license a few months later.
This now entitles him to work in the emergency services in Potsdam.
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