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Learner driver's permit

  1. General information
  2. Obtaining a learner driver's permit
  1. Use of a learners driver permit
  2. Payments

Obtaining a learner driver's permit

A learner driver's permit is issued to a person who has been assigned a personal identity number in Latvia.

To learn to drive vehicles in categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B or C1, a learner drivers permit is required for anyone who does not have a driving licence. A moped driving licence may also be used to learn to drive vehicles in categories A1, A2, A, B1, B or C1. To obtain a permit, a person must have reached the following age:

  • 12 years - to obtain a permit to learn to drive vehicles of category AM;
  • 14 years - to obtain a permit to learn to drive vehicles of categories A1 and B1;
  • 16 years - to obtain a permit to learn to drive vehicles of categories A2, B and C1;
  • 22 years - to obtain a permit to learn to drive category A vehicles.

You can obtain a learner driver's permit in one of the 10 CSDD customer service centres throughout Latvia, where driver licensing services are provided.

Necessary documents:

  • identity document - passport, personal identification (ID) card, driving licence, driving licence of a recreational vessel or small vessel, driving permit;
  • medical examination (medical certificate). The person can check its validity in the e-CSDD or at CSDD customer service center. The medical examination may be performed at a general practitioner or with medical commissions established in medical institutions;
  • a previously issued driving training permit (if it has been issued and is still valid).

A learner driver’s permit is not issued to a person if he/she has been deprived of the right to drive vehicles (or has been prohibited from obtaining them) or has been issued a driving licence of the same category (unless the person has passed a theoretical exam to restore the right to drive vehicles).