Licenses

Driving license at 17 (BF17)

Get behind the wheel a year earlier: with BF17 you drive accompanied from 17 and gain experience before driving alone.

At a glance

Application: from age 16½
Exams: Theory at most 3 months, practical at most 1 month before your 17th birthday
Training: Exactly like class B: same theory, special drives and exams
Driving alone: from 18, when you swap the exam certificate for the card license

Choose companions

Think about who can accompany you. You can register several people.
Register & apply

From 16½ you sign up and apply at the licensing authority, including your parents’ consent.
Theory & lessons

Exactly the same as for class B.
Exams

After passing, you first get an exam certificate instead of the card.
Hit the road

Accompanied from 17, alone from 18.

Car · manual & automatic

Base fee (admin & theory) 449 €

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When does the probation period start?

When you receive the exam certificate, usually at 17. It lasts two years.

May my companion drink alcohol?

Companions must stay below 0.5 per mille and must not be under the influence of drugs. As a new driver, you must stay at 0.0.

Does BF17 cost more than class B?

The training is the same as class B. Only authority fees are added, for example for each registered companion.