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Experts and inspectors for motor vehicle traffic; registration for the examination of professional competence

Experts or inspectors for motor vehicle traffic must prove their professional suitability by passing an examination. The government of Lower Bavaria checks the licensing requirements, issues the examination certificate and keeps the personnel files.

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The experts or inspectors for motor vehicle traffic must prove their professional suitability by passing an examination. The government of Lower Bavaria is responsible for checking the requirements and registering for the examination. The technical inspection body where the applicant is employed will register the applicant for the examination.

The applicant as an expert or examiner for motor vehicle traffic must meet the following requirements in order to register for the examination:

  • be at least 23 years old,
  • be mentally and physically fit and there must be no facts that make him/her appear unreliable for the work of an expert or examiner,
  • have a driving license for motor vehicles of all categories,
  • have worked for at least one and a half years as an engineer or, if only recognition as an inspector with partial authorization is applied for, as a master craftsman in a technical inspection body for motor vehicle traffic, a motor vehicle company or a motor vehicle factory,
  • have completed at least six months' training in a technical inspection body for motor vehicle traffic,
  • belong to a technical inspection body for motor vehicle traffic,
  • be professionally qualified (proof of professional qualification must be provided in an examination).

  • Curriculum vitae with photograph
  • Diploma/Bachelor's/Master's degree certificate
  • Diploma/Bachelor's/Master's degree
  • Copy of driver's license
  • Certificate of good conduct
    (not older than 6 months)
  • Information from the driver suitability register
    (not older than 6 months)
  • Employment or partnership contract
  • Confirmation of physical and mental fitness

The technical inspection body at which the applicant is employed submits an application for admission to the examination of technical suitability. The application must be accompanied by the required documents listed below. The Government of Lower Bavaria will check the application for completeness and fulfillment of the requirements. Registration with the examination board is carried out by the Technical Inspection Body. After checking the documents submitted, the Government of Lower Bavaria confirms the application to the examination board.

Examination fees (depending on authorization):

  • Officially recognized expert (aaS): EUR 685.00
  • Officially recognized expert with partial authorization (aaSmT): EUR 608.00
  • Officially recognized inspector (aaP): EUR 562.00
  • Officially recognized inspector with partial authorizations (aaPmT): EUR 481.00
  • Extension: 481,00 EUR

The documents for the summer test must be submitted to the Government of Lower Bavaria in January of each year and the documents for the winter test in July of each year. The exact date for the submission of the documents will be announced to the technical inspection body or the monitoring organizations in good time.

approx. 4 weeks

There is a summer examination and a winter examination every year.

The requirements must be met by the following deadlines:

- Participation in the summer examination: deadline 30.06. of the examination year
- Participation in the winter examination: deadline 31.12. of the examination year

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Status: 07.05.2025
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