Driving licence application Kreis Recklinghausen (district)

These are the documents the driving licence office (Führerscheinstelle) Kreis Recklinghausen (district) needs – we prepare your application.

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Your documents

ID card or passport
1 passport photo
Name and address of your driving school
Original eye test certificate, no older than 2 years
Original first aid certificate

Applies to: Datteln, Dorsten, Gladbeck, Herten, Marl, Oer-Erkenschwick, Recklinghausen, Waltrop and others.

Processing time: about 2–4 weeks. Accompanied driving from 17 (BF17): €13.30 per accompanying person.

At a glance

Responsible: the town administration where you live or the road traffic office (Straßenverkehrsamt) in Marl

Authority fee: €45.90

Source: Kreis Recklinghausen – first-time licence (German)

As of: October 2026. No guarantee – the authority’s information is what counts.

Class C or D?

For trucks and buses you also need a medical examination and an ophthalmologist’s report; for D, a performance test and a certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) as well. Class C · Class D

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Enter your details once – we take care of the course, eye test, passport photo, application and translation. A service of JP Fahrschule.

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