Class A1

DRIVING LICENSE CLASS - A1

You can start training for driving license class A1 at the age of 15 1/2 years. The theoretical exam can be taken 3 months before the 16th birthday and the practical exam 1 month before.
No previous class is required to acquire this license category!
Legislators do not prescribe a minimum number of hours for practice, but safe operation and control of the vehicle should be achieved. So the number of practice hours depends on your individual skills.

Theoretical lessons:

Basic material of 90 minutes
  1. Personal requirements risk factor human
  2. Legal framework
  3. General rule, traffic signs and traffic facilities
  4. Road traffic system and its use
  5. Right of way
  6. Traffic regulations
  7. Speed, distance and environmentally friendly driving style
  8. Other participants in road traffic
  9. Traffic monitoring and traffic behavior, Driving maneuvers
  10. Resting traffic
  11. Behavior in special situations
  12. Lifelong learning
Class-specific material of 90 minutes
  1. Driver / co-driver, vehicle
  2. Special behavior when riding a motorcycle
  3. Special difficulties and dangers
  4. Driving technique and driving physics
If you already have a driving license class, the basic material is reduced to 6 lessons of 90 minutes each.

The legislator prescribes the following special trips:

  • 5 hours of 45 minutes each on federal or rural roads
  • 4 hours of 45 minutes each on the motorway
  • 3 hours of 45 minutes each at dusk or in the dark

You need the following documents to apply:

  • Valid personal document
  • biometric photo (in accordance with the valid passport regulation)
  • an eye test or ophthalmological report
  • Proof of training in first aid
  • Declaration of consent by the legal guardian
  • Name and address of the driving school (You will receive the application forms from the driving school.)
  • Processing costs up to 50.40 EUR (depending on the effort)
You can find a checklist here after you have registered with us.
You can request an appointment at the driver's license office in Leipzig here.

The driving license is given on a trial basis.
The trial period is 2 years.

The validity of the driver's license (comparable to the ID card) is 15 years, the validity of the driver's license is unlimited.

If the training for class A1 has been successfully completed, you may:

Motorcycles with a maximum displacement of 125 cm³, a nominal output of no more than 11 kW and the power output to empty mass may not exceed 0.1 kW/kg output.

Three-wheel motor vehicles with a maximum displacement of 50 cm³ and a design-related top speed of more than 45 km/h with a maximum output of 15 kW.
The AM category is included in this license category.

Class AM vehicles:

Two-wheel mopeds with a spark ignition engine with a maximum displacement of 50 cm³, a design-related maximum speed of maximum 45 km/h or an electric motor with a maximum continuous rated output of 4 kW.

Three-wheel mopeds with a spark ignition engine with a maximum displacement of 50 cm³ and a maximum construction speed of 45 km/h or an electric motor with a maximum rated output of 4 kW.

Four-wheel light vehicles with a spark ignition engine with a maximum displacement of 50 cm³, a design-related maximum speed of maximum 45 km/h or an electric motor with a maximum continuous rated output of 4 kW and an empty weight of maximum 350 kg.

Class AM also entitles you to:

Small motorcycles with a maximum design speed of 50 km/h, provided they first entered traffic before January 1, 2002.

Small motorcycles according to former GDR law with a displacement of 50 cm³ and a maximum design speed of 60 km/h if they were put into operation for the first time before January 1st, 1991. Proof of insurance is required from the GDR.

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