Class A

DRIVING LICENSE CLASS - A

You can start training for driver's license class A at 23 ½ years. The theoretical exam can be taken 3 months before the 24th birthday and the practical exam 1 month before. If you have had class A2 for at least two years, you can take an ascent exam after this time.

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

Personal requirements risk factor human
Legal framework
General rule, traffic signs and traffic facilities
Road traffic system and its use
Right of way
Traffic regulations
Speed, distance and environmentally friendly driving style
Other participants in road traffic
Traffic monitoring and traffic behavior, Driving maneuvers
Resting traffic
Behavior in special situations
Lifelong learning

Class-specific material of 90 minutes

Driver / co-driver, vehicle
Special behavior when riding a motorcycle
Special difficulties and dangers
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

If you are in the pre-possession of class A2 / A1:

less than 2 years:

3 hours of 45 minutes each on federal or rural roads
2 hours of 45 minutes each on the motorway
1 hours of 45 minutes each at dusk or in the dark

more than 2 years in the driving license class A2:

no theory lessons and special trips are necessary. Depending on your driving skills, practice hours must be completed and a 40-minute test drive must be completed.

You need the following documents to apply:

valid personal document
biometric photo (according to valid passport regulation)
an eye test or ophthalmological report
Proof of first aid training
Declaration of consent by legal guardians for applicants under 18 years of age
Card index copy of the authority that issued the paper driver's license if you do not have a card driver's license
Name and address of the driving school (You will receive the application forms from the driving school.)
Processing costs up to EUR 50.40 (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 A has been successfully completed, you may:

Drive “heavy” motorcycles (two-wheelers, also with sidecars) with a design-related maximum speed of more than 45 km/h and with a cubic capacity of more than 50 cm³. Three-wheel motor vehicles with an engine output of more than 15 kW

This driving license class includes the classes AM, A1 and A2.

Class A2 vehicles:

"Medium-weight" motorcycles (two-wheelers, also with sidecars) with a design-related top speed of more than 45 km/h and a displacement of more than 50 cm³. The power may not exceed 35 kW and the ratio of power to unladen mass may not exceed 0.2 kW/kg.

Class A1 vehicles:

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.

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.