Application for the return of a driving licence withdrawn due to a driving ban

Where you can sort this out

Příbram Town Hall, Transport Authority, Driving Licence Department

Documents required

A completed application form (if a decision has been made to waive the remainder of the driving ban, accompanied by a copy of that decision indicating that it has become final) and an extract from the driver’s record card. If the applicant has been sentenced by a court to a driving ban or has been imposed an administrative penalty by an administrative authority consisting of a driving ban for a period of at least 6 months, the applicant is also required to submit the original of a medical report on their fitness to drive motor vehicles, drawn up by a general practitioner, together with the results of a traffic psychology assessment. The applicant must prove their identity by presenting an identity document. If more than one year has elapsed since the date on which the judgment or decision imposing the penalty or the administrative penalty of disqualification from driving motor vehicles became final, the application must also be accompanied by a document proving the applicant’s professional competence. This document must not be more than 60 days old on the date the application is submitted. Where a disqualification has been imposed for a period of 18 months or more, or where an administrative penalty has been imposed pursuant to Section 125c(1)(d) of the Road Traffic Act, the applicant must also provide evidence of having completed a therapeutic programme.

Procedure

The written application is registered and, following a check to ensure it is complete, verification of the applicant’s identity and deliberation, a decision is issued in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Code; this is either sent to the applicant by post or, by arrangement, collected in person.

Processing time

Within 30 days; in particularly complex cases, within 60 days.

Who is eligible to submit an application

 A natural person whose ban on driving motor vehicles has expired.

Downloadable form

•  Application for the return of a driving licence – driving ban

Legislation governing the procedure

• Act No. 361/2000 Coll., on Road Traffic, and Decree No. 31/2001 Coll., on Driving Licences and the Register of Drivers.

Administrative fee

Appeals

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