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Germany Sets Out Driver’s License Training Overhaul to Curb Costs

The blueprint emphasizes transparency, compact courses and simulator training rather than capping lesson prices.

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In der Diskussion um die hohen Kosten für den Führerschein hat die Bundesvereinigung der Fahrlehrerverbände eine kompaktere Ausbildung vorgeschlagen. So könnten Fahrstunden gespart werden, der hauptsächliche Kostentreiber.
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Overview

  • Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder presented reform cornerstones on October 16 aimed at making licenses more affordable while maintaining safety standards.
  • Measures under consideration include clearer pricing at driving schools, more school-like and intensive course formats, and wider deployment of simulators.
  • The ministry rejects legal limits on per-lesson rates and frames the proposals as the start of a rulemaking process pledged in the Union–SPD coalition agreement.
  • Driving-instructor leaders back a compact curriculum with mandatory learning-goal checks and a streamlined theory set; the ADAC supports simulators but notes they are costly for many schools.
  • Industry estimates put typical outlays near €3,000 and up to €4,500, with high failure rates in theory and practical exams and required special drives inflating total costs.