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Sources & methodology

Every piece of information should be able to answer: where does it come from, when was it checked, how reliable is it?

Data sources

  • Berlin addresses (WFS, Geoportal Berlin)

    Official source

    Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen Berlin

    Berlin only; queried per address.

    Licence / usage: Data Licence Germany – Zero – 2.0 (dl-de/zero-2-0) · Source

  • Official lists: recognised first-aid providers (§ 68 FeV) and eye-test centres (§ 67 FeV) in Berlin

    Official source

    Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt Berlin, Referat IV D 22

    PDF, updated roughly every six months. Large aid organisations (DRK, JUH, MHD, ASB) are recognised via the QSEH and are not on the list. Opticians are recognised by law (§ 67 Abs. 4 FeV) and are not on the list.

    Licence / usage: Official publication (§ 68 Abs. 1 S. 4 FeV); no licence stated – only organisation names and addresses taken over, no contact persons · updated about every 30 days · Source

    Last reconciled today

  • Gesetze im Internet (statutes online: FeV, StVG, FahrschAusbO, FahrlG, GebOSt)

    Official source

    Bundesministerium der Justiz / juris

    Changes in the law are incorporated editorially; drafts (2027 reform) are labelled separately.

    Licence / usage: Official works (§ 5 UrhG) · updated about every 30 days · Source

  • KBA FE 7 – driving licence tests

    Official source

    Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

    Counts tests, not people. Not available per driving school.

    Licence / usage: Data Licence Germany – Attribution – 2.0 (dl-de/by-2-0) · Quelle: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), FE 7 · updated about every 90 days · Source

  • Mobilithek (National Access Point for Mobility Data)

    Official source

    Bundesministerium für Verkehr

    As of 5 October 2026: no driving school dataset available (at the earliest from 1 July 2027). The adapter monitors the search weekly.

    Licence / usage: varies by dataset · updated about every 7 days · Source

  • TÜV/DEKRA exam fees (GebOSt Section 3)

    Official source

    Technische Prüfstellen / BMV (GebOSt)

    Valid since 31 January 2024; planned change from 1 July 2027 (draft).

    Licence / usage: Official work · updated about every 90 days · Source

  • Service Portal Berlin / LABO driving licence office (Fahrerlaubnisbehörde)

    Official source

    Land Berlin, Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)

    No machine-readable interface; values are checked editorially and dated.

    Licence / usage: Official information of the State of Berlin · updated about every 30 days · Source

  • Nominatim (OpenStreetMap geocoder)

    Open data

    OpenStreetMap Foundation

    Max. 1 request per second, no bulk queries – fallback for individual addresses only.

    Licence / usage: ODbL 1.0 · © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende · Source

  • OpenPLZ API

    Open data

    STÜBER SYSTEMS GmbH (openpotato)

    No coordinates per postcode.

    Licence / usage: ODbL 1.0 · © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL; OpenPLZ API · updated about every 90 days · Source

  • OpenStreetMap (Overpass API)

    Open data

    OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende / FOSSGIS e.V. (Overpass-Instanz)

    Community-maintained; completeness and currency vary. No prices. Observe the share-alike obligations for derived databases.

    Licence / usage: ODbL 1.0 · © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende · updated about every 7 days · Source

    Last reconciled today

  • Provider websites (fact extraction)

    Provider's website

    jeweiliger Anbieter

    Automatically extracted values are unverified and are labelled as such.

    Licence / usage: Facts only (no copied text); robots.txt is respected · updated about every 30 days

  • Provider portal (maintained by the provider)

    Provider-supplied

    verifizierter Anbieter

    Information is the provider's responsibility; how up to date the prices are is displayed.

    Licence / usage: Terms of use for providers

  • Notes from users

    User reports

    Community (moderiert)

    Moderated before being adopted.

    Licence / usage: Terms of use

  • Market data (ADAC, MOVING, Destatis, comparison portals)

    Editorial team / market data

    ADAC e.V., MOVING International Road Safety Association, Destatis u. a.

    Secondary sources; used only as an estimate or reference range.

    Licence / usage: Quotes/facts with source attribution · updated about every 180 days · Source

  • Editorial research (with source references)

    Editorial team / market data

    Plattform-Redaktion

    Estimates and market ranges are labelled as such; for sources see docs/research.

    Licence / usage: own content · updated about every 90 days