Overview
- - Average outlays now hover around €3,400 nationwide with city estimates such as Munich near €4,500, and ADAC places common ranges between roughly €2,500 and €3,500.
- - The transport ministry’s draft would allow online theory, expand simulator use, trim the theory catalogue by about a third, reduce mandatory special drives, and cut practical driving time in the test to the EU minimum of 25 minutes.
- - The package remains under coordination for legal processing in the first half of 2026 with some measures not expected before 2027, and the ministry cautions prices will not fall right away.
- - Driving schools report steep drops in new registrations since the announcements, in some cases around 50 percent, with urban providers citing acute revenue strain as many trainees postpone enrollment.
- - Instructors warn safety could suffer if simulator sessions replace on‑road experience and special drives are reduced, while some propose tax deductibility or shifting parking practice outside professional lessons to lower costs.