{
  "id": 6697041,
  "title": "Kein Ersatzführerschein: Fahrverbot: Wiedergefundener Führerschein sorgt für Streit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kein-ersatzfuhrerschein-fahrverbot-wiedergefundener-fuhrerschein",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-11T02:38:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/mobilitaet/motor/kein-ersatzfuehrerschein-fahrverbot-wiedergefundener-fuehrerschein-sorgt-fuer-streit/100253752.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A court in Düsseldorf has ruled that an expired driving license, even one previously lost and later recovered, can be used to initiate a driving ban, provided the replacement license never arrived. The decision stems from a case involving a driver who received a fine and a one-month driving ban.\n\nThe driver had initially surrendered his license after losing it previously and later finding it. However, disputes arose since the lost license was reported years ago, but the replacement was supposedly never delivered. The authority insisted that the driver surrender the replacement license to enforce the ban.\n\nThe court's ruling emphasizes that for the ban to begin, the original license must be in official custody. The driver disputed this, claiming he never received the replacement license and had driven no vehicle post-surrender. He provided documents like travel records and taxi invoices to support his claim. The court agreed, stating that the ban was deemed effective as long as the original license reached official custody.",
  "summary": "Ein Führerschein wurde als verloren gemeldet, später tauchte er wieder auf. Als sein Besitzer ein Fahrverbot antreten muss, stellt sich deshalb eine ungewöhnliche Frage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}