Driving suitability register; self-disclosure of points score

The Driving Suitability Register stores legally binding decisions on traffic violations and driving license measures that are assessed with points. It is maintained by the Federal Motor Transport Authority, from which you can obtain information about your points score.

Description

The Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt - KBA) records violations relevant to traffic safety in the Driver Suitability Register. Violations that have no direct impact on road safety are not recorded. Depending on the severity and accident relevance of the misconduct, administrative offenses and criminal offenses are assessed with 1 to 3 points. In detail the point evaluation can be taken from the appendix 13 of the driving license regulation.

According to § 4 para. 5 Road Traffic Act (StVG), an accumulation of points leads to the following measures by the driving license authority:

In the case of a score of 1 to 3 points, the points are recorded without any further action being taken.

In the case of a score of 4 to 5 points (1st level), a warning is issued and information is provided about the driving suitability assessment system. If a driving aptitude seminar is now attended voluntarily, 1 point can be reduced as a result. A corresponding reduction of points through voluntary participation in a driving aptitude seminar is only possible once in five years, and can also take place with a point score of 1 to 3.

With a score of 6 to 7 (2nd level), a warning is issued. Even now, a driving aptitude seminar can be attended voluntarily, but in this stage without the possibility to reduce points.

With a score of 8 points or more (3rd stage), the driving license is revoked.

Each offense and its points expire after fixed redemption periods: criminal offenses with revocation of the driving license after 10 years, criminal offenses without revocation of the driving license, administrative offenses that are particularly detrimental to traffic safety after 5 years and serious administrative offenses after 2.5 years. Entries are deleted after each additional year of overdue time to allow for correct calculations.

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) will provide information free of charge about your ''account balance'' in the driving aptitude register.

You can apply to the Kraftfahrtbundesamt in writing or electronically (and also in person in Flensburg).

Required documents

  • Online application: You will need an online ID card (ID card, electronic residence permit or eID card) with the online ID function activated and a six-digit PIN that you have chosen yourself.

    • an NFC-enabled smartphone that you use as a card reader, or a card reader and
    • a software for reading the online ID card (AusweisApp2) on the device.
    .

  • Application by mail with

    Your personal data and an officially certified signature or your personal data, your personal signature and a copy of your valid identity card (front and back) or passport.

Forms

  • Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag auf Auskunft aus dem Fahreignungsregister
    Please note

    This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Online procedures

  • Fahreignungsregister (FAER) – Online-Auskunft

    You can obtain information from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) about your entries in the driver suitability register ("points record"). This includes selected data stored about you.

Fees

  • Information about your ''account balance'' in the driving aptitude register is provided free of charge by the Federal Motor Transport Authority.

Legal bases

Remedy

Administrative court proceedings; information

administrative claim

Links to more information

Status:03.04.2023

Responsible for editing:Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration

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  • Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
  • Online transactions, locally limited
  • Form, Bavaria-wide
  • Form, locally limited
  • Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
  • Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
  • Legal bases, locally limited
  • Fees, Bavaria-wide
  • Fees, locally limited
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