The bus is coming!
Next station: bus driver's licence. Regardless of whether it's for public transportation or the travel industry: You are always responsible for the passengers. The requirements for acquiring a driving license have a corresponding importance. You must do more than just step on the gas pedal – you must also be in general good health. The corresponding health check-up and assessment are available at TÜV NORD. Please get on board.
D1 class
This driving licence is for small buses. You can drive up to 16 people. If you have a trailer, it may not weight more than 750 kg.
Minimum age: | 21 |
Prerequisites: | Class B |
Limitation: | Class D1 is generally only issued for 5 years; afterwards, it is renewed each time for another 5 years after you submit a positive fitness examination (company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion). |
Includes: | - |
Notes: | When this licence is issued for the first time, you must submit a company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion to verify your fitness. |
Class D1E
The small-scale licence with the largerer trailer. The combined weight of a bus and a trailer cannot exceed 12,000 kg. The trailer may only be used to transport objects and not for transporting people. And a weighty factor: when loaded, the trailer may not weigh more than the empty bus.
Minimum age: | 21 |
Prerequisites: | Class D1 |
Limitation: | Class D1E is generally only issued for 5 years; afterwards, it is renewed each time for another 5 years after you must submit a positive fitness examination (company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion). |
Includes: | Classes BE and C1E, if class C1 is present |
Notes: | When this licence is issued for the first time, a company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion must be submitted to verify your fitness. |
Class D
The standard driving licence in public transport and tourist travel: The buses are heavy and tip the scales at more than 3,500 kg. A trailer may not weigh more than 750 kg.
Minimum age: | 21 |
Prerequisites: | Class B |
Limitation: | Class D1 is generally only issued for 5 years; afterwards, it is renewed each time for another 5 years after you must submit a positive fitness examination (company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion). |
Includes: | Class D1 |
Notes: | When this licence is issued for the first time, you must submit a company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion to verify your fitness. |
Class DE
Green light for all buses and trailers. This also includes trailers for transporting people.
Minimum age: | 21 |
Prerequisites: | Class B |
Limitation: | Class DE is generally only issued for 5 years; afterwards, it is renewed each time for another 5 years after you must submit a positive fitness examination (company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion). |
Includes: | Classes D1E, BE and C1E, if class C1 is present |
Notes: | When this licence is issued for the first time, you must submit a company or occupational medical opinion or MPU appraisal and ophthalmologic opinion to verify your fitness. |