Driving licenses for trucks and buses are only valid for a limited period. You must apply to the local driving license authority to extend the period of validity.

The validity of the new driving licenses will be limited to 15 years. The time limit only applies to the document, not the driving license itself.

A so-called index card transcript is an extract from the local driving license register of the driving license authority that issued your driving license and provides information about your driving license data.

The old paper driving licenses are gradually losing their validity - staggered according to the holder's year of birth. They must therefore be replaced in good time by the current EU standard card driving license.

If you hold or have held a service driver's license from the Federal Armed Forces, the Federal Police or the police, you can be issued a general driver's license for the relevant categories under simplified conditions.

When a driver's license is acquired for the first time, it is issued on a probationary basis - with the exception of categories AM, L and T. During the probationary period, novice drivers are subject to special rules designed to counteract the high risk of accidents.

If you do not have enough money to cover your own living expenses, you can apply for citizen's allowance.

Relocation, pregnancy, birth: if you lack the money for certain situations in your life, you can apply for one-off benefits.

If you receive citizen's allowance, you can apply for a loan from the Jobcenter in acute emergency situations if you are unable to pay an amount that is actually covered by your standard needs and you cannot defer payment.