I hold a Class B driver’s license, which was converted in Germany based on my Indian driver’s license.
Additionally, driving authorization for Class A was entered directly onto the license document itself. I have not taken a practical test for Class A in Germany; however, I assume that I am authorized to operate a motorcycle, as I held a driver’s license in India for both passenger cars and motorcycles.
Someone told me I cannot ride in Germany until I pass the practical exam. I am now unsure whether I am strictly required to pass the practical driving test before I ride the motorcycle.
Note: In India, I gave a separate test for A & B and have been riding heavy motorbikes for many years back there.
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Posted by happysoul-berlin
8 Comments
Yes you can, i don’t see any restrictions
Funny how in Germany you pay 4000 (probably 6000) for a license with A and B and in India this is maybe 20 euro and gets transcribed here
It clearly shows that youve got the german licence for it. No one can blame you if you use it but please be responsible and call a driving school to schedule at least a few hours before riding
I wonder, was it necessary to make an exam to get B in Germany? Or was it enough that you hade a car license from India?
Yes, with no restrictions
I am certain there’s a clerical error that they issued A license to you. After conversion of any Indian license(irrespective of the fact that you have both car and bike license in India) through passing theory test and practical test for B type, you are allowed to ride only B and AM category. You can ride A1 with some additional classes but a key B196 should be mentioned on the card. For A2 and A type, you really should have to pass A category.
I suggest you to reach out to authorities to correct this on the card. In case of any future incident involving with motorcycle driving it may become a serious problem with insurance companies.
In Germany if there’s some mistake such as this happens you are required to inform the authorities to correct it to be safe on legal ground just to avoid nasty surprises much later in life.
Yes, it seems like all of the As.
Hm. Interesting… I had to pass both theoretical and both practical exams for A and B to convert my Ukrainian driving licence (with a and b)… Why so? Sehr interessant…