Surrendering your driving licence for certain vehicle type09/09/2021 22:00:00|Driving licences Surrendering your driving licence for certain vehicle type If you decide to stop driving a motor vehicle of certain category, you can give up your driving licence. You just need to fill out a form, which is available below, and submit it along with your driving licence at any municipal authority with extended powers. At the same time, if you wish to keep hold of a driving licence for a certain category of vehicle, you need to apply for a new licence. Please note that giving up a driving licence is irreversible, therefore, if you decide to renew the previously surrendered driving licence, you will need to undergo training in a driving school, pass an exam and then apply for a new driving licence. . Where to go? If you wish to apply for a new international driving licence, you need to visit a municipal authority with extended powers. List of those (206 in the Czech Republic) is available on a map below. What to bring with you? Valid identity card Driving licence Notice of surrendering a driving licence for a certain category of vehicle Application for a new driving licence Valid identity card Documents proving that the applicant has normal residence in the Czech Republic (if they do not have permanent residence in the Czech Republic) You do not need a printed photograph anymore. We will either use your photograph saved in the database of the Ministry of the Interior or you will be photographed on the spot. You can choose from express or standard delivery Standard delivery CZK 200 Within 20 days of submitting an application Express delivery CZK 700 Within 5 days of submitting an application You can collect the driving licence in person or authorise someone else (based on verified letter of attorney) at the same municipal authority, where you announced surrendering of your driving licence or applied for a new driving licence. Details are provided in the following regulations: Act No. 361/2000 Coll., on road traffic and amendments to some acts, as amended Decree No. 31/2001 Coll., on driving licences and drivers register, as amended Act No. 634/2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended More information For more information, please contact the relevant municipal authority, see map above. Responsible department at the Ministry: Drivers Management Department Phone: +420 225 131 006 E-mail: posta@mdcr.cz Back to article list Next article
Surrendering your driving licence for certain vehicle type If you decide to stop driving a motor vehicle of certain category, you can give up your driving licence. You just need to fill out a form, which is available below, and submit it along with your driving licence at any municipal authority with extended powers. At the same time, if you wish to keep hold of a driving licence for a certain category of vehicle, you need to apply for a new licence. Please note that giving up a driving licence is irreversible, therefore, if you decide to renew the previously surrendered driving licence, you will need to undergo training in a driving school, pass an exam and then apply for a new driving licence. . Where to go? If you wish to apply for a new international driving licence, you need to visit a municipal authority with extended powers. List of those (206 in the Czech Republic) is available on a map below. What to bring with you? Valid identity card Driving licence Notice of surrendering a driving licence for a certain category of vehicle Application for a new driving licence Valid identity card Documents proving that the applicant has normal residence in the Czech Republic (if they do not have permanent residence in the Czech Republic) You do not need a printed photograph anymore. We will either use your photograph saved in the database of the Ministry of the Interior or you will be photographed on the spot. You can choose from express or standard delivery Standard delivery CZK 200 Within 20 days of submitting an application Express delivery CZK 700 Within 5 days of submitting an application You can collect the driving licence in person or authorise someone else (based on verified letter of attorney) at the same municipal authority, where you announced surrendering of your driving licence or applied for a new driving licence. Details are provided in the following regulations: Act No. 361/2000 Coll., on road traffic and amendments to some acts, as amended Decree No. 31/2001 Coll., on driving licences and drivers register, as amended Act No. 634/2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended More information For more information, please contact the relevant municipal authority, see map above. Responsible department at the Ministry: Drivers Management Department Phone: +420 225 131 006 E-mail: posta@mdcr.cz