Replacement driving licence after loss or theft
<p><strong>Notes on collection:</strong></p>
<p>You will always receive the new card driving licence as a replacement driving licence. The driving licence is produced centrally by the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin. As soon as we have it, it can be sent to you by post at no extra cost.</p>
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# Replacement driving licence after loss or theft

## Summary

If your German driving licence has been lost or stolen, you can only apply for a replacement licence online or in writing.
## Description

**Notes on collection:**

You will always receive the new card driving licence as a replacement driving licence. The driving licence is produced centrally by the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin. As soon as we have it, it can be sent to you by post at no extra cost.

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Required Documents

* Fully completed and signed application form. Please enclose the required documents with the application.
* Identity card or passport
* biometric passport photo
* Declaration of loss or theft report (issued by a German police station)
* only for old German driving licences (grey or pink) that were not issued by the driving licence authority of the City of Munich: a copy of the index card, which you can request by telephone from the authority that issued your driving licence. From there, the file card copy should be sent directly to the driving licence authority in Munich.

## Prerequisites

* You are registered as having your main residence in Munich.

## Please Note

You can only submit the application in writing or online.

In writing:

[Application form](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:106913d3-025a-4372-8f14-e472acdd5b0a/Ersatzfuehrerschein-Verlust-Diebstahl.pdf)

Please complete the application form in full, sign it and send it to us together with the required documents.

## Fee Range

* Replacement driving licence: 42,60 Euro

## Processing Time

About eight weeks

## Legal Basis

Driving Licence Ordinance  

Road Traffic Act

## Questions and Answers

 
### Can I speed up the processing time?

 

The specified processing time is made up of the processing by the driving licence authority and the production of the driving licence by the Bundesdruckerei.   


The processing cannot be accelerated. The order at the Bundesdruckerei can be reduced from about four weeks to about one week. An additional express fee must be paid for this. Further information can be found in the relevant application form.   


The production of the driving licence can only be ordered once all the necessary documents have been submitted.   


Therefore, please ensure that your documents are complete when submitting your application.   


   
## Further Links

* [General Data Protection Regulation](https://stadt.muenchen.de/infos/dsgvo-datenschutzgrundverordnung.html)
* [Transfer of a foreign driving licence](https://stadt.muenchen.de/service/info/1071898/n0/)
* [Information on the biometric passport photo](https://www.bundesdruckerei.de/de/system/files/dokumente/pdf/Fotomustertafel-300dpi.pdf)
* [Application for a replacement driving licence](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:106913d3-025a-4372-8f14-e472acdd5b0a/Ersatzfuehrerschein-Verlust-Diebstahl.pdf)
* [Apply with online ID card](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/ersatzfuehrerschein/index)
* [Contact form](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/kontaktformularfahrerlaubnisbehoerde/index)

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