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Having an expired driver's license reissued

Driving licenses are not valid indefinitely. Your driving license loses its validity depending on when it was issued,

If your driving license was issued after 19.01.2013:

  • The license is valid for 15 years.

If you have a pink EU driving license issued between 01.01.1999 and 18.01.2013:

  • Year of issue 1999 to 2001, valid until 19.01.2026
  • Year of issue 2002 to 2004, valid until 19.01.2027
  • Year of issue 2005 to 2007, valid until 19.01.2028
  • Exhibition year 2008, valid until 19.01.2029
  • Issue year 2009, valid until 19.01.2030
  • Year of issue 2010, valid until 19.01.2031
  • Issue year 2011, valid until 19.01.2032
  • Year of issue 2012 until 18.01.2013, valid until 19.01.2033
  • If you were born before 1953, you must exchange your driver's license by 19.01.2033, regardless of the year of issue.

If your driver's license was issued before 01.01.1999, it is no longer valid. Only if you were born before 1953 is your driving license valid until 19.01.2033.

The time limit only affects the driving license document, not the underlying driving license.

If the validity of your driving license expires or has expired, you must apply for a new driving license. Otherwise, you will no longer be allowed to drive your vehicle on the road.

If, for example, you no longer wish to drive for reasons of age, simply do not apply for a new driving license.

  • Driving licenses are valid for a limited period
  • Driving licenses issued from 19.01.2013 are valid for 15 years
  • Driving licenses issued between 01.01.1999 and 18.01.2013 (pink EU driving license):
    • Year of issue 1999 to 2001
      • valid until 19.01.2026
    • Year of issue 2002 to 2004
      • valid until 19.01.2027
    • Year of issue 2005 to 2007
      • valid until 19.01.2028
    • Year of issue 2008
      • valid until 19.01.2029
    • Year of issue 2009
      • valid until 19.01.2030
    • Year of issue 2010
      • valid until 19.01.2031
    • Year of issue 2011
      • valid until 19.01.2032
    • Year of issue 2012 until 18.01.2013
      • valid until 19.01.2033
  • Driving licenses issued before 01.01.1999 are no longer valid
  • Exception: anyone born before 1953 can use their driving license until 19.01.2033, provided it was issued before 18.01.2013
  • The time limit only affects the driving license document, not the underlying driving license
  • If the validity of the driving license is about to expire or has expired, a new driving license must be applied for

  • Identity card or passport, if applicable with confirmation of registration
  • a current biometric passport photo (size 45 x 35 mm, portrait format, frontal view) not older than 2 years
  • old driver's license

  • You are resident in Germany.
  • Your driver's license is about to expire or has already expired.

You must have your driver's license renewed in good time before it expires. If your driver's license has expired, you are no longer allowed to drive until you have a valid driver's license again.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Saarland