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Currently, there are about 100 different driver's licenses in the EU. By 2033, a unified driver's license will be introduced in the EU. The standardization aims to register all documents in a database to prevent potential abuses. By January 19, 2033, the EU aims to introduce a uniform driving license for all citizens within the European Union in plastic card format.
In Germany, 43 million people are affected by the exchange of driver's licenses. The initiative was already launched in 2022. To prevent all applicants from rushing to the licensing offices at the same time and applicants having to wait a long time for their documents, the legislator has set staggered deadlines. The deadlines depend on the applicant's year of birth and the year the driver's license was issued.
Exchange deadlines for driver's license holders by year of birth
Year of birth of the driver's license holder
Date by which the driver's license must be exchanged
before 1952 and 1952
19.01.2033
1953 - 1958
19.07.2022
1959 - 1964
19.01.2023
1965 - 1970
19.01.2024
1971 or later
19.01.2025
The staggered exchange schedule stipulates the following next deadline: January 19, 2025.
By this date, all persons born from 1971 onwards must have exchanged their paper driving licenses. The exchange deadlines for driving licenses issued in paper form up to and including December 31, 1998, are listed in the first table. The deadlines for driving licenses issued in plastic card format from January 1, 1999, are provided in the second table.
Exchange deadlines for driving licenses issued from January 1, 1999
Year of license issuance
Deadline by which the license must be exchanged
1999 - 2001
01/19/2026
2002 - 2004
01/19/2027
2005 - 2007
01/19/2028
2008
01/19/2029
2009
01/19/2030
2010
01/19/2031
2011
01/19/2032
2012 to 01/18/2013
01/19/2033
What documents are required for the exchange?
For the exchange, a valid identity card or passport, a biometric passport photo, and the old driver's license are required. The processing fee is approximately 25 euros (a higher fee may apply in some cases). In the event of a change of residence since receiving the driver's license to be exchanged, a card index copy from the responsible driving license authority is additionally required. With the issuance of the new EU driver's license, its validity period is set at 15 years. After the expiration of the validity period, a new exchange of the license is required.
Old driver's license – criminal offense for trucks and buses
A warning fine of ten euros is the consequence if the deadline passes or is forgotten and the old car or motorcycle license continues to be used. This is reported by the ADAC. The disregard of this regulation does not constitute a criminal offense for motorcyclists and car drivers. However, in the case of an inspection of truck and bus drivers with old licenses, it constitutes a criminal offense. In this case, significantly harsher sanctions are threatened.
Translated automatically from German.
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