Think getting your driver’s license is tough? Wait until you try it in Germany! From mandatory eye tests and first aid courses to nerve-wracking Autobahn drives, Germany’s driving test is one of the most intense in the world. Join us as we dive into the step-by-step process, break down the costs, and uncover why Germans are such disciplined drivers. Can you handle the challenge?
0:00 – Intro – The Challenge of Getting a German License
0:46 – Steps to Getting a License in Germany
01:34 – Fun Fact: Road Safety in Germany
02:17 – Hitting the Autobahn
03:03 – Inside the Driving Lesson: What to Expect
04:07 – The Cost of Learning to Drive in Germany
04:51 – German Discipline on the Road
05:27 – The Autobahn Myth: No Speed Limit?
06:23 – Tough Tests and High Failure Rates
06:53 – Final Verdict: Did I Pass?
07:45 – Probation and the Final Challenge
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34 Comments
I got my European license in NL as an international and u can just study ur theory from home and no first aid etc. all in English as well
it isn't toughest but exhausting and tedious. since I have been used to driving in rural areas of Pakistan, here licences aren't required but you need to be cautious crew almost all the time.
Driving licence in Germany and driving schools in general are the literal definition of MAFIA industry. God knows what happens behind the doors to milk the hard earned money of people who are already barely making ends meet.
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3000 euros for driving license 💀
In India we also have no speed limit roads… almost every roads
In Costa Rica cost like 50$, no need to take classes, anyone can pass the test!
Like getting a CDL in the US
Mexican here. No test needed to get my license. A friend taught me how to drive and it's been 3 moths since I started driving, not in a regular basis though. I've learned to be really aware of my surroundings, other drivers and the condition of the road because it is no the best, I'm sad to say… But it's so fun to drive!
I taught my son to drive on my field tractor here in US. He started to drive tractor on his own when he was 9 and was cutting grass as a chore. By the time he is 15 he had a driver's license with $ zero learning. I don't know how folks live in Europe.
My state in the USA actually has more requirements than most states if you are under 19 years old. I was required to attend a couple weeks of range and road classes (driving with an instructor) in addition to the theory drivers ed course. I also had to meet the day and night driving-hour requirements with my parents (or an instructor/licensed adult) before I could do the road portion with an instructor.
I am not against these tough exams, this is about safety. But the price is crazy, I just can afford doing my exam again after failures
In Bangladesh it's just about money.. give the money, attend a exam and get the licence 😂🤣😂
I had a German friend who came in Cyprus with her mother, and she wanted to move back to Germany when she would turn an adult. However, she wanted to get her license here before moving, because the minimum time you need to get a license here is a month if everything goes well. However, she got it when she was 19, because she had struggles finding an instructor to have with him the 3 driving lessons that she had to do by law so that she could take a driving test, and she didn't pass her driving test the first time, so she took it again. When she got it, she moved to Germany and she drives with a cypriot license, when other people she knows in our age are still fighting to get their license in Germany. Of course, the bad thing in Cyprus is that you can easily fail for a minor fault, because you're sitting in a car with the examiner and nobody else (unlike other countries where you sit with the examiner and your instructor), so if the examiner wants to fail you, he'll do it unless you're more than a perfect driver. If he wants to pass you, he'll find an easy road for you, so that there are low chances for you to make any serious mistakes.
I could get a pilot license easily than getting a drivers license in Germany 😂😂😂
I came to Germany a couple of years ago. I had to do both the theoritical and practical training and passed both tests. I paid around 2000 euros which sounded too much but when I started driving, I appreciated each euro I spent because 99.9% of the drivers are amazing.
In most places in the USA there are no formal education requirements. In most states, you have to pass a short multiple choice test and pass a driving exam with an examiner from the state’s department of motor vehicles. Adult drivers over a certain age can teach others to drive but the person learning to drive usually needs to get a learner’s permit from the state which often comes with some restrictions (such a minimum age and no night driving for the first 6 months of the permit). For those who want to receive more formal education, some high schools provide drivers’ education courses and there are also private driving schools, but in most states such formal instruction is optional.
It is very difficult to get license in Sweden as well and expensive. People celebrate once you get drivers license.
I don't know about Thailand and Russia, but in India, because it is quite cheap and easy to get a driving license, the worst lot of people end up with their hands on the steering wheel.
Both Germany 🇩🇪 And Japan 🇯🇵 Are Toughest Countries To Get A Drivers License 🪪
I am currently in the process of getting a German driving license. Up to now, I spent around 6,000 euros. This is my last month, and I believe I will be spending around 1000 euros more. If I pass the test on the first attempt, the German driving license will cost me 7,000 euros.
I paid £250 or €300 all in all to do my driving test in Gibraltar. That included the £10 theory test, 3x £20 paid lessons, £40 practical test and £35 for the license itself.
As a proud Indian i got my license 🪪 without getting into a car 🚗. Long live India.
It costs about 5000 Euros in some driving schools. This should be debated in parliament. Some of those driving schools are basically robbing people.
you have to drive on the fast lane in an unrestricted autobahn to get to driving school? okay…
rest of the world: you passed
Germany: you barely passed, etc etc etc …
In India, the only requirement for getting a driving licence is some money. You don't even need to know how to drive.
To get a drivers license in Germany is really really expensive. As a student, you can’t do series of Fahrstunde (Driving lesson) because you’ll be out of money at the end. Every Fahrstunde (90minutes) costs 120€.
In Poland:
1. You need to go to a doctor. The doctor will check your vision and might check some other stuff. The doctor will also decide when you need to go to doctor again – in 15 years (if there are no problems), 10 years (small vision problems corrected with glasses) or 5 years (something serious). This also defines your license's expiration date.
2. You need to go to your County Office to get a Driver Candidate Profile.
3. You need to complete 30 hours of theory classes, those include first aid (you might do this on your own, except first aid, but then I think you'll have to take the theory test before starting driving lessons).
4. You need to complete 30 hours of driving lessons with a professional instructor.
5. You need to pass theory and then practical exam.
And if someone from your family tries to teach you, it's considered driving without license, which might be punished by 3 years of driving ban.
In my opinion, the Polish rules are too harsh, it should be up to you who teaches you.
Do you need a license to drive a tesla as it has fully auto pilot and safty systems to detect collision before it happened?
As a Korean, I studied the theory for 20 minutes on the subway to the driver's license test center and passed with a 97% accuracy rate. Then I drove with my dad for 30 minutes and passed the test on the first try. Because of this system, there are a lot of stupid drivers on the road and you have to drive defensively assuming that other drivers can always break or don't know about the law. Many Europeans say that Americans don't know how to drive, but I drove in the US and was amazed at how good people are at driving.
Hey united arab Emirates is the expensive rather than Deutsch
Driving license is one's ticket to freedom!
its even more nerve wrecking to pass than my medical license exams lolz
i paid € 200 for mine back in 2004 lolz
Malaysia's test is even easier now because of the absent of manual cars in the market, everyone is buying auto.
The only new manual car on sale in malaysia is either commercial vehicles, pickup trucks, and performance cars…
All manual regular passenger cars has been discontinued.
Best roads i've driven was in the US, west coast tour, and US has way more courteous drivers than Malaysia.
Driving in Japan was fun too.
In Italy you need to take a medical exam even before applying for your theory test, then, regarding the theory test, you can choose to do it privately o with a school (the question are not different, it’s just that if you do it privately you’ll study on your own from a book and if you choose to do it with a school they’ll teach you) so obliviously the prices for the theory test vary a lot (I paid 50 € including the medical exam fee and my sister in law paid 350 €) then,if you pass it (you cannot make more than 3 mistakes on 40 questions that are closed randomly between 1200) you must take at least 6 one hour lesson with an approved school (2 hour driving in the day, 2 at night and 2 on the expressway) but usually people take at least 12, but you can also learn with someone who has had their license for at least 10 years and is under the age of 60 so in general just for the lesson and the exam you can expect to pay at least 1000€, then if you got your license (the exam usually last about 40 minutes and it includes doing roughly a 100 meter stretch in reverse, parking in reverse, driving within a city center and taking the expressway/hightway) for the first 3 years (or first year, tbh I’m not entirely sure) there a few limitations, you cannot drive a car that is, well, to powerful (there is a mathematical equation to determine that but in general it includes all the suv and sporty cars), the speed limit both on the expressway and the highway is lower than the standard and there is not a tolerance on the alcohol you can ingest, meaning your blood level has to be 0.0, then after that all the limitations are removed, regarding the alcohol consumption it has to be less than 0.5 so less than the usa