Young german driving learner

Getting a German driving licence can be tricky for expats, but Jeff and Karen Smith had done their homework, and they were on top of it. That was okay — they could finish them and the rest of the paperwork before the deadline. And the required eye exams took five minutes. So far, so good. Until they tried to apply for the licence s. One office sent them here, another there.

New drivers reaching the age of 18 then have a maximum of three months to apply for and collect a full driving license. During this three month period the driver can continue to drive with the test certificate and is permitted to drive unaccompanied. However, drivers should not drive abroad during this three month period since the test certificate will not necessarily be recognised by other countries. New legislation introduced in early means that year-olds may have a driving licence but may not drive alone until they reach 18 years old, in all regions of Germany. For this to happen, a year-old can apply to a driving school for a driving licence with parental permission to do a Class B or BE type driving license. If the application is approved, the young person can start having lessons with a driving school. These cover both the theory and practical sides of the exam.

But a non-EU resident has to get a German license after six months in order to drive in Germany without breaking the law. The lucky American expats are those who come from one of the 27 US states plus Puerto Rico that have full reciprocity with Germany. But there is another group of Americans almost as fortunate: those who come from the 10 states and D. They will only have to take the written test for a German license. Note: The German written test is far more difficult than the typical US written test.

A learner driver in Germany had a narrow escape on Monday when her car was crushed by a British tank. The year-old driver made the mistake of turning into a column of British tanks that were travelling through the small town of Augustdorf. The British soldier at the controls of the tank behind her had no time to stop, but managed to turn so that he crushed the engine of the car, just avoiding the driver.