Our driving instructors receive a bonus if you pass your exam with success.
Requirement
You may take a practical exam at the earliest 1 month before reaching your minimum age.
Your examination permit (exam authorization) is issued no later than 5 weeks before a pre-scheduled practical exam.
Check in your Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD whether your exam authorisation (exam order) has been issued for your desired class: TÜV Süd Drivers Club -> Menu -> My profile -> My driving licence classes
Check in your Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD whether the need for a visual aid has been entered correctly: TÜV Süd Drivers Club -> My tests -> Requirements
If the exam authorization (exam order) has not been issued by the driving licence authority for your desired class or if a requirement (e.g. visual aid) has been entered incorrectly, contact your driving licence authority (Munich District Administration Department or District Office) using the contact form, by telephone or in person. Contact information at the Kreisverwaltungsreferat München.
Pay all outstanding advance payments (invoices) from TÜV Süd for your exam fees, which can be downloaded from your Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD. For a repeat examination, the advance payment is due again. The advance payment applies exclusively to the services of the TÜV Süd testing center.
You have successfully passed the theory exam (if necessary) at least 2 weeks before a practical exam.
The Theoretical exam must not be older than one year on the day of the practical exam.
You are fully trained according to the training plan.
You have booked at least all recommended driving appointments according to your start info.
You have booked the additional number of driving appointments recommended by your driving instructor.
Your driving instructor must be convinced that you are ready for the exam approx. 4 weeks before a pre-booked test. For this purpose, he may carry out a progress check.
Your driving instructor will only present you for the exam if he is convinced that you have achieved the training objectives according to §1 (learner driver training regulations) and you are ready for the exam → §6 Fahrschüler-Ausbildungsordnung
Booking
As soon as you fulfil the requirements, send an e-mail to our customer service at your location and ask about the availability of a exam.
Depending on the availability of the TÜV Süd test center, we will offer you an exam date and reserve you for the exam.
The exam will only be scheduled once you have confirmed the exam date and fulfilled all the requirements.
We will send you the booking confirmation approx. 2 weeks before your exam.
The TÜV Süd test center sometimes offers driving schools a exam at very short notice. We could book these for you at short notice.
Cancellation
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
Terms of payment
As soon as your exam permit (exam order) has been issued by the district administration department / district office, the exam organisation TÜV Süd will send you an invitation to register for the Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD
In the Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD, you can view the advance on costs for the exam fees to be paid to TÜV Süd. You must pay this advance immediately.
Your exam can only be booked if you have paid the advance payment from TÜV Süd.
In order for your exam to take place, the amount of your last overview of services must be paid.
If not all services have been paid on the day of the exam, the exam cannot take place. All costs of the exam are still due.
Once you have passed the exam, you will receive an invoice from the examiner for all the exam fees you have paid.
Any credit balance on your driving school account will of course be transferred back to you immediately after successfully passing the exam.
As soon as your test permit (test order) has been issued by the district administration department / district office, you will receive an invitation from the testing organisation TÜV Süd to register for the Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD
In the Drivers Club | TÜV SÜD you will receive an "Kostenvorschuss" on the costs of the exam fees to be paid to TÜV Süd. You must pay this "Kostenvorschuss" immediately.
Your exam can only be booked if you have paid the "Kostenvorschuss" from TÜV Süd.
In order for your exam to take place, the amount of your last overview of services must be paid.
If not all services have been paid on the day of the exam, the exam cannot take place. All costs of the exam are still due.
After passing the exam, the examiner will give you a bill of costs (invoice) for all of your paid examination fees.
Any existing credit on your driving school account will of course be transferred back to you immediately after a successful test.
Required Documents
Passport or German identity card or residence permit
Previous German driving licence, if available
If necessary, glasses or contact lenses according to eye test
Time / Meeting place
START TIME / MEETING PLACE
The start time of your exam and the meeting place will be visible in the FAHREN LERNEN app no earlier than 10 days before the exam date:
FAHREN LERNEN app → To-do → Practice → Practical test (tap on the appointment)
The displayed start time is an approximate time window. Your instructor and the examiner might arrive a few minutes later at the meeting point, usually because another driving exam is taking place before yours.
MEETING TIME
Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled start time at the meeting place indicated.
If your start time is 7:20 a.m., your meeting time is 30 minutes earlier, at 6:50 a.m.
Language
The practical exam is held exclusively in German.
The German - English translation contains the words used by the examiner.
Duration
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.
Audit process
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.
The examiner selects 6 basic driving tasks from the following basic driving tasks:
Driving a slalom at walking speed
Braking with the greatest possible deceleration
Swerve without braking
Swerve after braking
Slalom
Long slalom
Stop and go
Circle driving
Class B / B78 / B197 - 3 basic driving tasks
The examiner selects 3 basic driving tasks from the following basic driving tasks:
Drive right backwards using a junction, intersection or driveway
Reversing into a parking space (longitudinal installation)
Driving into a parking space (transverse or inclined installation)
Independently find a suitable place to turn round
Braking with the greatest possible deceleration
Class BE - 1 basic driving task
Backing around a corner to the left
Driving inside and outside built-up areas
The examiner decides whether you also have to drive outside of a built-up area.
Examination result
Assessment exam
The examiner will inform you immediately after the examination about the result.
A feedback discussion takes place with the examiner.
Your exam report is available in the Drivers Club TÜV Süd.
Examination with success
Normally, you receive your driving licence directly from the examiner or he hands you a confirmation of your successful examination.
At conversion a foreign driving licence, you will only receive a confirmation of your successful examination.
This confirmation is not a driving licence and you are not allowed to drive with it.
With this confirmation, you can pick up your driving licence at the KVR after about 2 days. To pick up your driving licence, you have to book an appointment online at the KVR.
Examination without success
Based on your exam report, your driving instructor will recommend which situations you should practise again.
You are allowed to retake earliest the examination after 14 days. Available driving lessons and examination required.
