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If your name has changed, you can get a new driver's license. If your driving licence has been stolen, illegible or destroyed, you must obtain a new driving licence.

If your name has changed, you do not need to get a new driver's license. However, especially when travelling abroad, it may be useful to be in possession of an EU card driving licence with up-to-date information.

If you wish to change your name in your driving licence, you will be issued with a new card driving licence upon request.

If your driving licence has been lost or destroyed (theft, illegibility or loss), you will need a new driving licence unless you renounce your licence.

In case of name change:

• official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card or passport), registration certificate if applicable,
• previous driver's license
• a biometric photograph according to the passport regulation (35 x 45 mm, frontal shot, portrait format). Information and examples can be found in the photo sample board (Bundesdruckerei).
• in case of change of name due to marriage: additionally certified copy of the marriage certificate, if the name has not yet been changed in the personal identity card or passport,
• in case of name change due to divorce: additional name change from the registry office, if the name has not yet been changed in the identity card or passport.
• For more information, please contact the responsible office

In case of theft, loss, illegibility:

• a biometric photograph according to the passport regulation (35 x 45 mm, frontal shot, portrait format). Information and examples can be found in the photo sample board (Bundesdruckerei).
• If applicable, submission of an affidavit instead of the whereabouts of the driver's license
• official proof of place and date of birth (e.g. identity card or passport)
• If applicable, current registration certificate
• If applicable, theft report from the police

You must be the holder of a valid German driving licence.

The costs are based on the applicable scale of charges for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

You can apply for a replacement driving licence from the driving licence authority in your place of residence.

The processing time depends on the workload of the responsible driving licence authority.

There is no deadline.

• Contradiction
• Action before the Administrative Court

• Driver's license issuance
• New issue of a driving licence due to name change, theft, illegibility or loss
• If the name of the licence holder has changed, a new replacement licence may be issued (optional)
• If the driving licence has been lost, illegible or destroyed, the applicant will need a new driving licence
• the competent driving licence authority (usually that of the place of residence; in the case of legal persons, commercial companies or authorities, the authority of the registered office or the place of the branch or department involved) is responsible.

Responsibility lies with the driving licence authority.

• Forms available: Yes
• Written form required: Yes
• Informal application possible: No
• Personal appearance required: Yes
• Online services available: No