Timeline for Getting a driver's license in Germany
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| Dec 5, 2017 at 22:27 | comment | added | simbabque | @Qiche the theory classes are also not a replacement for study. You have to study the theory. A lot. Some of them seem irrelevant. Why would you need to know that the maximum length for a truck is 20.45m? Or when commercial trucks are not allowed on the Autobahn. You just want to drive a car. But those questions can come up and can cost you the exam. (That one I know from own experience). I would go to two or three different schools, compare prices and what languages they offer training materials in. It's now all digital. You buy a subscription to an app for study. Books are gone mostly. | |
| Dec 5, 2017 at 22:23 | comment | added | simbabque | @Qiche speaking German is useful for the practical exam. I know from a friend who did it in Berlin of all places that their TÜV guy spoke no English. So left, right, park here and stuff like that should be learned in German. In smaller cities it would be worse I guess. Those examiners are not getting younger, and it's not the kind of job where English is a requirement. The theory lessons are required by regulations. I have seen them waived for friends who had a license in a different country for a long time. That's the school giving you a stamp although you didn't attend. Don't count on it. | |
| Dec 5, 2017 at 22:02 | comment | added | Qiche | Thank you, there is a lot of useful information here. One thing that is missing is how not speaking German affects the situation. Could you elaborate on this? Another question: it wasn't clear if attending the theoretical classes is required or can be waived (and substituted with self study). | |
| Dec 5, 2017 at 9:22 | comment | added | simbabque | @Relaxed you're right. That was not the best choice of words. I have amended. | |
| Dec 5, 2017 at 9:22 | history | edited | simbabque | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 5, 2017 at 7:35 | comment | added | Relaxed | Actually, citizenship does not matter, the only things that matter are residency and where you originally obtained your driving licence. | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 22:55 | comment | added | simbabque | @gnasher729 good advice. Some of those questions are really tricky, and the translated versions for non-German speakers are really weird. I'm German and I've seen the English ones and had someone translate Russian ones for me. I would not have been able to answer those accurately, simply because all of that really mean specificity gets lost in translation. | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 22:52 | comment | added | gnasher729 | For the theory test, no matter how much experience you think you have, you won't pass unless you practice, practice, practice until you know all the answers by heart. | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 11:53 | history | answered | simbabque | CC BY-SA 3.0 |