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Step 3 Please register with a driving school. (Addresses later in the chapter) When registering you will have to pay these fees: Registration fee € 80 to € 100 (without theoretical lessons) € 120 to € 200 (incl. theoretical lessons)

Practical test Theoretical test Driving lessons

€ 180 to € 200 € 10 to € 40

€ 30 per lesson (45 min.) Total number of lessons to be taken depends on driver’s ability; generally 4-6 lessons are required. € 40 for motorway, overland or night lessons

Study material (in English, French etc.) € 40 to 90 (questionnaires) € 140 to 180 (book & questionnaires) You can order study material to prepare yourself for the theoretical test.

The prices above are only estimated since they vary from driving school to driving school. The total costs for obtaining a German driving license are around €1,000 if you have to pass both theoretical and practical tests. Vocabulary assistance I would like to register with you. Ich möchte mich anmelden. My driver’s license has to be transferred into a German one. Mein Führerschein muss umgeschrieben werden. Can I get the study material in English? Kann ich das Lernmaterial auf Englisch bekommen? Step 4 Please participate in a “first aid course” („Lebensrettende Sofortmaßnahmen am Unfallort“). The “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz” (Red Cross) or the “Arbeiter Samariter Bund” are organizations that offer first aid courses. (Addresses later in the chapter) Some driving schools may as well offer “first aid courses”. Please check with your driving school. Duration: around 1 day (around 8 hours per 45 min.) Cost: around € 25 You also need to take a sight-test. Please go to any optician and ask for a sight-test. At some “first aid courses” it is possible to take a sight-test as well. Please check with the organization. Please take your passport with you as proof of identity. This sight-test will be valid for two years. Cost: around € 20

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