Practical examination

• Because your success truly matters to us, our instructors receive a bonus when you pass your exam.

• You can take the practical exam no earlier than 1 month before reaching the minimum age requirement.
   
• Your exam approval must be issued by the driver's license authority no later than 5 weeks before the exam date.
   
• Check in your TÜV SÜD Drivers Club whether your exam approval for your licence class has been granted: Drivers Club → Menu → My Profile → My Licence Classes
   
• Also check whether any required vision correction is correctly recorded: Drivers Club → My Exams → Conditions.
  If something is incorrect, contact your Fahrerlaubnisbehörde München or your local district office (Landratsamt) directly – via contact form, by phone, or in person.
   
• Pay any outstanding advance payments (invoices) from TÜV Süd for your exam fees. These are available for download in your Drivers Club. For a repeat exam, the advance payment is due again.
   
• The theory exam (if required) must be passed no later than 2 weeks before the practical exam – and must not be older than one year on the day of the practical exam.
   
• TÜV Süd has an available appointment at your preferred date and time.
   
• You have completed at least all the recommended driving lessons as outlined in your To-Do – as well as any additional lessons recommended by your instructor.
   
• After completing the basic training in the city area, you must pass a progress assessment. Only then will your instructor confirm that you are ready for the exam and schedule it.
   
• Approximately 4 weeks before the exam date, your instructor will reassess your exam readiness – with an additional progress assessment if needed. You will only be entered for the exam once your instructor is confident that you have reached the training objectives as defined in §1 FahrschAusbO (exam readiness) → §6 Fahrschüler-Ausbildungsordnung

• Depending on the availability of the testing center TÜV Süd, we will offer you an exam appointment and provisionally register you for the exam.
   
• Once you meet all the requirements and confirm the appointment, we'll officially book the exam for you.
   
• We will send you the booking confirmation approx. 2 weeks before your exam.
   
• The testing center TÜV Süd occasionally offers driving schools practical exam appointments at very short notice. We would be happy to book such an appointment for you at short notice.

• You can cancel the booked exam free of charge up to 2 weeks before the exam date.
   
• If this deadline is not met, the ‘Presentation for practical examination’ fee is due in accordance with the training contract.
   
• If you do not wish to cancel an exam by the deadline, you must inform the TÜV Süd test centre immediately. All information about this FAQ TÜV Süd

Your exam involves two separate payments:

1. Exam Registration Fee

   This is the driving school's fee for organising your exam.

    

2. Cost Advance (invoice from TÜV SÜD)

   This is the exam fee for conducting the exam by the testing authority TÜV SÜD. Once your test authorisation (Prüfauftrag) has been issued by the Kreisverwaltungsreferat or Landratsamt, you will receive an invitation from TÜV SÜD to register in the Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD, where you can pay the cost advance directly.

Please ensure that all outstanding amounts have been settled by the day of your exam – otherwise participation will unfortunately not be possible. The exam fees remain due in this case regardless.

Any remaining balance on your driving school account will be refunded to you promptly once you have passed your exam.

• Passport or German identity card or residence permit
   
• Previous German driving licence, if available
   
• If necessary, glasses or contact lenses according to eye test

Where do we meet – and when do we start?
 

• Your exam meeting point and start time will be displayed in the FAHREN LERNEN app no earlier than 10 days before the appointment: FAHREN LERNEN app → To-do → Practical → Practical Exam → tap on the appointment
   
• The start time is an approximate time window – the examiner may be a few minutes late as another driving test may be taking place beforehand.

Please arrive on time
 

• Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the stated start time.
   
• If your start time is 7:20 am, you need to be at the meeting point at 6:50 am.

• The practical exam is held exclusively in German.
   
• The German - English translation contains the words used by the examiner.

• The duration of the practical examination:
  
  Class B197 / B78 / B / BE: 55 minutes
  
  Class A / A2 / A1: 70 minutes
  
  Class A ascent / A2 ascent: 60 minutes
   
• The specified exam duration includes at least 30 minutes driving time and all points from the audit process below are included.

• Your driving instructor will accompany you during the exam.
   
• You must sign your training certificate.
   
• The examiner checks your ID.
   
• Before the exam drive, the examiner asks you 3 questions about departure control.
   
• The examiner may not ask you any questions during the test drive. He only tells you the directions. If the examiner asks your driving instructor to tell you the directions, it does not mean that you failed.
   
• In addition to driving inside and outside the city, you have to show the basic driving tasks. The basic driving tasks are carried out on roads or squares with little traffic.
   
• The exam result will be communicated to you.
   
• There will be a final review.
   
• You will receive a examination protocol from the examiner with your performance.

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