Points
Checking your points in Flensburg: how to get your points total
Check your points with the KBA for free: online with the ID app, by post or in person. What the statement shows and when an MPU looms at 8 points.
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Guides: How the MPU works
Specific questions, specific answers: explained step by step, with checklists and sources. For the big picture, see MPU basics.
Proof of abstinence
MPU without proof of abstinence: when is it possible and when not?
When you can take the MPU without proof of abstinence: controlled drinking, points, offences. And when abstinence is required, explained by hypothesis.
How the MPU works
How many people pass the MPU? BASt figures and what they mean
According to BASt, in 2025 58% of 70,135 MPU reports said „fit“, 4.3% „fit after a course“, 38% „unfit“. What the figures mean by reason.
Alcohol
Getting your licence back after alcohol: the roadmap in 8 steps
From withdrawal to reissue after drink-driving: 8 steps with a timeline, ban period, abstinence, application and MPU. How to plan realistically.
Law & deadlines
An EU driving licence instead of the MPU? Why it almost never works
Why an EU licence almost never replaces the MPU: residence principle (185 days), § 28 FeV, ban period and the risk of driving without a licence.
Alcohol
Drinking log for the MPU: what goes into it and how do you keep it?
What a drinking log is for when you choose controlled drinking for the MPU, what belongs in it and what a simple table structure can look like.
Law & deadlines
Shortening the ban period through a follow-up course: does it really work?
When a court can lift the ban period early under § 69a (7) StGB, what role a follow-up course plays and why this is not an MPU.
Proof of abstinence
Relapse during abstinence: what matters now for your MPU
A positive value or a missed appointment in your abstinence programme? What it means for your MPU, why covering up hurts and how to restart properly.
Proof of abstinence
The PEth value explained: what does it mean for your MPU?
PEth below 20 ng/ml counts as abstinence. What the blood value measures, which period it covers and how it differs from EtG in urine and hair.
Preparation
MPU second attempt: your roadmap after failing
Failed? How to plan your second MPU attempt: evaluate the expert report, fix the causes, secure your proof, and only then register again.
How the MPU works
Nervous before the MPU? Practical tips for your assessment day
Procedure, what to bring and how to behave in the interview: how to go into your MPU day calmly and well prepared, and handle trick questions with ease.
Preparation
How to recognise reputable MPU preparation: a checklist with 8 features
Pass guarantees, model answers, ready-made proof? This checklist helps you tell reputable MPU preparation apart from expensive promises.
Alcohol
MPU after 1.6 per mille: your step-by-step plan with timeline
After drink-driving at 1.6‰ or more, an MPU is likely. Here is your plan in 7 steps, from file inspection to expert report, with a timeline table.
How the MPU works
Practising the MPU performance test: how to prepare for the reaction test
What the MPU performance test on the Vienna Test System or Corporal checks, what the percentile rank means and how to practise with simulators.
Law & deadlines
MPU during the probationary period? What new drivers really face
In the probationary period, new drivers usually face a remedial course (ASF), not an MPU. When they still need an MPU and what the 0.0‰ limit means.
Law & deadlines
How long is an MPU expert report valid? Deadlines and practice
An MPU expert report has no legal expiry date, but in practice it is usually only accepted for ~1–3 years. What this means for you.
Preparation
MPU questions in the psychological interview: what is really asked?
Typical MPU questions sorted by phase, trick questions, no-gos and what a good answer should cover: honest, concrete and free of contradictions.
Drugs
MPU for drugs: starting proof of abstinence correctly (checklist)
File inspection, accredited laboratory, tests without gaps: with this checklist you can start drug proof of abstinence for the MPU without costly mistakes.
General
MPU as a professional driver: how do you save your job?
Taxi, bus, lorry or patient transport: what the MPU means for professional drivers, which stricter rules apply and why you should start early.
Cannabis
Medical cannabis and driving: when are you allowed to drive?
Medication privilege under § 24a (4) StVG: when prescribed cannabis is allowed at the wheel, where protection ends and what to watch out for day to day.
Alcohol
Controlled drinking or abstinence: what is enough for the MPU?
When controlled drinking is enough for an alcohol MPU and when only abstinence will do – hypotheses A1 to A4 clearly explained, with the proof needed.
General
The „idiot test“: 8 MPU myths and what is really true
„Only stupid people fail“, „You can buy a pass“: we check 8 common myths about the „idiot test“ and show what really counts in the MPU.
Proof of abstinence
Hair analysis for the MPU: hair length, dyeing and what to watch out for
Max. 3 cm of hair per alcohol analysis, no dyeing, several samples for 12 months: how to plan hair analysis for your MPU proof of abstinence.
Law & deadlines
Applying for the reissue of your driving licence – when and how?
When to apply for the reissue of your licence, what happens from withdrawal to your new licence, and what costs and steps to expect.
Points
Driving aptitude seminar – how to reduce your points in Flensburg
The driving aptitude seminar removes 1 point – only with 1–5 points and once in 5 years. How to use it correctly and act before you reach 8 points.
Proof of abstinence
EtG test: can food or mouthwash cause a positive result?
Yes, food containing alcohol and mouthwash can trigger an EtG test. How to protect your abstinence programme from unnecessary positive results.
Cannabis
Cannabis legalisation and your driving licence: what has changed?
New THC limit 3.5 ng/ml, § 13a FeV, MPU usually only from the 2nd drive: what has applied to your licence since 2024 – and what stays the same.
How the MPU works
Choosing an MPU assessment centre: what really matters?
You are free to choose your MPU centre. How to compare TÜV, DEKRA & co. on price, appointment and location, and how to register correctly.
Law & deadlines
File inspection at the driving licence authority – how to go about it
Why file inspection is the basis of any MPU preparation, how to request it, what you learn from it – with a neutral sample letter to adapt.