B96 costs 2026
Cost statistics for B96: €847 cost benchmark, €70 median lesson price and 11,041 analyzed driving schools.
One-day course: your budget overview
B96 is the fastest way to tow heavier trailers with your car – ideal for camping holidays or a small boat trailer. Unlike BE, B96 is a compact one-day course with no driving test: the training consists of theory (2.5 hours), practice (3.5 hours) and a drive in real traffic (1 hour). A weight limit of 4,250 kg gross vehicle mass applies.
A B96 (light trailer) license costs around €847 on average nationwide. A single practice lesson (45 min) runs about €70. These figures are based on approx. 11k driving schools across approx. 1.4k cities (updated June 13, 2026). Lesson prices range between €44 - €93. A typical cost breakdown includes base fee €469, lesson €70, special drive €75, theory exam €38, practical exam €153 – plus individual practice hours on top. Location makes a difference too: costs range from €724 in Frankfurt am Main to €1,115 in Hamburg.
B96 is worth it if you only occasionally need a medium-sized trailer. For heavy horse trailers or large caravans, it often won't suffice – then you need BE. Since B96 runs as a day course, most schools offer a flat-rate package price.
- Driving license cost
€847
Nationwide cost benchmark for B96 (light trailer)
- Median lesson price
€70
Price per 45-minute practice lesson
- Data basis
approx. 11k schools / approx. 1.4k cities
Analyzed driving schools and cities
- Data updated
Time of the latest statistics calculation
Methodology and data source
The statistics are based on the drive bee database with approx. 11k driving schools in approx. 1.4k cities. Visible and approved driving schools with structured price and location data for the selected class are included.
For B96 (light trailer), median values are used so individual outliers have less impact on the core finding. The cost benchmark combines the typical price components: base fee, practice lessons, mandatory special drives and exam fees.
The visible update date shows when the statistics were last calculated from the available price and location data: June 13, 2026.
Definitions
- Median lesson price
- The middle price for a 45-minute practice lesson: 50 percent of recorded prices are below it and 50 percent are above it.
- Driving license cost
- The cost benchmark for B96 (light trailer) combines the most important price components of training and uses median prices from the recorded driving-school data.
- Data basis
- The rounded number of driving schools (approx. 11k) and cities (approx. 1.4k) currently included in the statistics.
