INFAR Salzburg

INFAR Salzburg is an Austrian institute for driver retraining and rehabilitation (Institut für Nachschulung & Fahrer-Rehabilitation), based in Salzburg. Since 1989 it has worked to promote safe and responsible behaviour in road traffic, positioning itself as a pioneer in the field of driver retraining and traffic psychology in Austria. The institute is officially authorised by the authorities to conduct the prescribed courses and assessments that drivers may be required to complete after traffic offences or licence withdrawal. INFAR's core services are organised around the legal situation of each client. The main offering is the driving licence retraining course (Führerschein-Nachschulung), a mandatory course following licence withdrawal, tailored to the reason for the withdrawal — for example alcohol, traffic-related offences or substance abuse — or within the framework of the Austrian points system (Vormerksystem). On completion, the course attendance confirmation is automatically transmitted to the authorities. A second core service is the traffic-psychological examination (Verkehrspsychologische Untersuchung, VPU), a diagnostic assessment of whether a person is currently fit to drive, comprising psychological test procedures and a personal interview; the resulting traffic-psychological opinion is forwarded to the competent authority or public health office. A third service is traffic coaching (Verkehrscoaching), a mandatory half-day group course for certain traffic-related incidents, aimed at helping participants better understand risks and adjust their own driving behaviour, with attendance confirmation also sent automatically to the authorities. Beyond these statutory services, INFAR states that it is legally recognised to carry out all prescribed retraining courses and trainings as well as traffic-psychological examinations, screenings and weapons-law checks. Its competences also extend to further areas, such as the traffic-psychological group discussion within the multi-phase training (Mehrphasentraining), individual work with older people to improve road safety, memory and relaxation training, counselling for exam anxiety, and individual psychological support. The institute describes its staff as traffic psychologists and retraining trainers who engage intensively with all topics of traffic psychology, organise further training events and work in an interdisciplinary manner, treating professional exchange as a criterion of quality assurance. INFAR presents itself as a service-oriented institute that accompanies clients through seminars and examinations, offers help in dealing with authorities, and aims to create a pleasant atmosphere. Its stated goal is to contribute to the preservation or recovery of the driving licence, with the needs of the client at the centre. The institute operates primarily in Austria and addresses German-speaking clients who have received an official notice (Bescheid) and need a concrete next step. Appointments can be requested via the website, and the institute offers a quick registration process by telephone. As a private, non-listed organisation, INFAR does not disclose detailed ownership or financial information publicly.

INFAR Salzburg states that it has been working since 1989 to promote safe and responsible behaviour in road traffic. It describes itself as a pioneer in the field of driver retraining and rehabilitation in Austria, with the goal of contributing to the preservation or recovery of driving licences. The institute was established as an officially authorised body for the mandatory retraining of drivers who have committed traffic offences or lost their licences. Over the decades, INFAR has expanded its range of services beyond the core retraining courses. According to its own account, it is legally recognised to conduct all prescribed retraining courses and trainings as well as traffic-psychological examinations, screenings and weapons-law checks. Its competences now also include the traffic-psychological group discussion within the multi-phase training (Mehrphasentraining), individual work with older people to improve road safety, memory and relaxation training, counselling for exam anxiety, and individual psychological support. The institute emphasises that its staff are traffic psychologists and retraining trainers who engage intensively with all topics of traffic psychology, organise further training events and work in an interdisciplinary manner, treating professional exchange as a criterion of quality assurance. INFAR presents itself as a client-centred organisation that accompanies participants through seminars and examinations, offers help in dealing with authorities, and aims to create a pleasant atmosphere. Its services are structured around the official notice (Bescheid) that clients receive, ensuring that each person is guided to the appropriate course, assessment or coaching. The institute operates primarily in Austria and serves German-speaking clients. It maintains a website with information on its services and a quick registration option by telephone. As a private institute, it does not publicly disclose detailed ownership or financial information.

• 1989

  INFAR begins operations, working to promote safe and responsible behaviour in road traffic.

Officially authorised Austrian institute for driver retraining and traffic psychology, combining mandatory courses, assessments and coaching with client-centred support.

• Führerschein-Nachschulung

  Mandatory courses after driving licence withdrawal, depending on the reason (e.g. alcohol, traffic offences or substance abuse) or within the points system. On completion, the course attendance confirmation is automatically transmitted to the authorities.

• Verkehrspsychologische Untersuchung (VPU)

  Diagnostic assessment of whether a person is currently fit to drive, comprising psychological test procedures and a personal interview. No PC skills required. The traffic-psychological opinion is forwarded to the competent authority or public health office.

• Verkehrscoaching

  Mandatory half-day group course for certain traffic-related incidents, aimed at better understanding risks and adjusting one's own driving behaviour. Attendance confirmation is automatically sent to the authorities.

• Verkehrspsychologisches Gruppengespräch im Mehrphasentraining

  Traffic-psychological group discussion offered as part of the multi-phase training.

• Waffenrechtliche Überprüfungen

  Weapons-law checks conducted as part of the institute's legally recognised competences.

• Gedächtnis- und Entspannungstrainings

  Memory and relaxation training offered alongside the core traffic-psychology services.

• Beratung bei Prüfungsangst

  Counselling for exam anxiety.

• Psychologische Einzelbetreuung

  Individual psychological support.

1. 1Nachschulung Österreich ➤ INFAR Institutinfar.at
2. 2Über Uns - INFAR für sicheres Verhalten im Straßenverkehrinfar.at
3. 3INFAR Salzburgwikidata.org