Driver's license for passenger transport (P-license)
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Anyone who wants to transport people commercially requires a driver's license for passenger transport (passenger transport license). The license can be issued for the following types of vehicles:
- Taxi
- Rental car
- Ambulance
- Community bus
- Passenger cars in regular service or for commercial excursion trips or holiday destination tours
- valid official identification document
- EU card driving license as proof of driving authorization
- Certificate of conduct according to type O (apply directly at the city/municipal administration for submission to the authority; valid for a maximum of 3 months)
- Ophthalmological report according to Annex 6 No. 2.1 FeV (valid for 2 years; not required for citizen buses)
- Medical aptitude and performance examination according to Annex 5 Nos. 1 + 2 FeV (valid for 1 year)
- For initial application or renewal from the age of 60: Performance test
- For ambulances additionally: First aid certificate
The decision on suitability or unsuitability for the respective driving license classes and on any necessary further measures (e.g., medical reports) lies with the driving license authorities. As part of the medical examination according to Annex 5 FeV, the doctor must therefore report the medical findings to the authority within the scope of the screening examination he or she conducted.
A certificate according to Annex 5 FeV is valid for 1 year, while a certificate according to Annex 6 FeV is valid for 2 years.
The medical examination according to Annex 5 FeV can be conducted by occupational or company doctors, doctors from a fitness-to-drive assessment center, health department or other authority doctors, as well as general practitioners (general medicine/internal medicine).
The functional and performance test according to Annex 5 No. 2 FeV can be conducted by occupational or company doctors as well as by an officially recognized fitness-to-drive assessment center.
The vision examination according to Annex 6 FeV can be conducted by ophthalmologists, occupational or company doctors, doctors from a fitness-to-drive assessment center, as well as the health department or other authorities.
Notes from the Health Department of the Oberberg District:
The aforementioned examinations are conducted at the Health Department of the Oberberg District every 2nd Wednesday morning between 09:00 AM and 1:00 PM exclusively by prior telephone appointment at 02261 88-5305.
If there are health restrictions, the Health Department advises that meaningful medical documents should be brought to the examination. Typically, a quick urine test is conducted, but no blood test.
Regarding the vision examination, the Health Department points out that an optimally adjusted visual aid (glasses or contact lenses) should be available. It should be noted that corrective lenses with more than +8.0 diopters (spherical equivalent) are not permitted. Intraocular lenses or contact lenses, on the other hand, are permitted.
If the vision requirements with or without visual aids are not met, a follow-up examination by an ophthalmological assessment center, which is subject to a fee, is usually required!
