The driver's license authority can extend the validity of a driver's license for truck classes C, C1, CE, C1E, and bus classes D, D1, DE, D1E upon presentation of the relevant evidence.

For commercial use, we can only grant the extension if additional proof of further training for professional driver qualification is provided.

The respective license is issued for a limited period of 5 years (legal maximum).

Application

• Personal appearance required (for identification and signature)
• You should submit your application for a driving license extension in good time (approx. 8 to 10 weeks) before the driving license classes expire. You can apply for the extension
  at the earliest 6 months before the driving license classes expire.

Note:
If the validity period of a class has already expired, you can no longer apply for an extension. Legally, this is considered a new issuance ("issuance after expiration"). Please note, however, that the expiration of the validity period means that the grandfathering of the date of issue of the respective driver's license class expires. You may have to retake the driver's license tests if the validity has expired for a long time.

• Sections 6, 7, 11, 12, 23, 24, and 25 of the Driver's License Regulation (FeV) and Annexes 5 and 6 to the FeV (opens in a new tab)
• Sections 3 and 5 of the Professional Driver Qualification Act (BKrFQG) (opens in a new tab)

• Current biometric photo (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal view), no digital code possible!

Note:
Since May 1, 2025, the rule for passport photos for identity cards and passports is that you must submit a digital passport photo to the registration authority. However, this requirement does not apply to the driver's license authority and therefore does not affect the application for driver's license documents. Please also note that the driver's license authorities do not have the technical equipment to take photos on site. You must therefore submit passport photos in analog form, preferably together with the complete application documents, to the driver's license authority.

• If applicable, proof of basic qualification in accordance with the Professional Driver Qualification Act in goods or passenger transport for commercial purposes on public roads – for the entry of key number 95 after completion of professional driver training
• If applicable, a copy of the index card from the issuing authority (if the previous driver's license was not issued by the Mainz city administration)
  To speed up the issuance of the new driver's license, you can request a copy of the index card in advance by telephone from the driver's license authority that originally issued the license.

Collection of the card driving license from the driver's license authority:

in person

• Cover letter from the driver's license authority
• Identity document

by an authorized person

• Letter from the driver's license authority
• Identification documents of both persons
• Written power of attorney

If applicable, further training certificates in accordance with the BKrFQG 

If the key number 95 is to be entered after completion of the professional driver training.