SCANDAL in the Ostalbkreis: Anyone who still has their old driver's license has to pay!
Driving license exchange in Ostalbkreis: Gray and pink driving licenses must be replaced by January 19, 2025.

SCANDAL in the Ostalbkreis: Anyone who still has their old driver's license has to pay!
It's an absoluteSENSATIONfor drivers in the Ostalbkreis: The exchange of gray and pink driving licenses will be possibleCHALLENGEof the coming year! Who byJanuary 19, 2025If you don't respond, you have to be prepared for unpleasant surprises. Anyone driving with these old driving licenses risks a fine of 10 euros during checks! Anyone who thinks they can just wait and see is sorely mistaken!
The Swabian Post reports that due to an EU directive, all driving licenses must be converted to the forgery-proof credit card format by 2033. But let's take a look at the facts: Around43 millionDriving license holders are facing a huge upheaval in their documents!
The deadlines are running out!
It is becoming increasingly clear: time is running out! Drivers who were born before 1953 have untilJanuary 19, 2033Time to exchange your driver's license, but it's valid for most othersJanuary 19, 2025as the ultimate deadline. If you're now wondering whether the exchange points will be overcrowded, it's difficult to imagine what drivers in the Ostalbkreis will face. All hell will break loose in the driving license authorities in Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd!
But time runs mercilessly: The Federal Motor Transport Authority reports that 8.1 million paper driving licenses have already been exchanged for the new, secure formats in the last four years. On January 1, 2025 there were already over54 millionEU card driving licenses in the central driving license register! So people move in a hurry so as not to lose touch!
Facts that shock!
Here they areTOP 3 MOST SHOCKING factsto exchange your driving license:
- Fakt 1: Autofahrer, die bis zur Frist nicht umtauschen, müssen mit hohen Strafen rechnen!
- Fakt 2: Der Umtausch kostet nicht nur 25,30 Euro, sondern zusätzlich fallen auch Kosten für ein aktuelles biometrisches Passfoto an! Wer rechnet hier mit!
- Fakt 3: Ab 19. Januar 2025 beginnt bereits die zweite Phase des Umtauschs für Kartenführerscheine, die zwischen dem 1. Januar 1999 und 18. Januar 2013 ausgestellt wurden!
The tension is rising – and the questions are piling up! Who will emerge victorious from the exchange? Who will miss the deadline due to carelessness and end up with onesad warning moneyface? One thing is certain: the future of our roads will change dramatically! Anyone who still has an old driver's license should act quickly before it's too late!