Category: 2-EVERYDAY LIFE

Holders of a KreisBonusCard (KBC) resident in Tübingen can now order the discounted Deutschlandticket. This was announced by the Naldo transport association. The ticket costs 15 euros for adults and is valid from 1 March. For school pupils, trainees and volunteers living in Tübingen, a discounted Deutschlandticket Jugend-BW will be available from March at a price of 10 euros with a KreisBonusCard. The normal Deutschlandticket costs 34 euros in Tübingen and 49 euros everywhere else. The discount was made possible by a subsidy from the city of Tübingen for all residents of the city and its suburbs. The Deutschlandticket is… Read More

The city of Tübingen is changing the procedure for allocating places in daycare centres. Parents can specify a maximum of eight preferences when registering. This was announced by the city. This is made possible by a new IT programme at the Central Registration Office for Childcare (ZAK). According to the city, those who enter a large number of preferences have a better chance of getting a place at a daycare centre. The wish list for the main allocation of places for the 2024/25 kindergarten year must be sent to ZAK via the parents’ portal by Thursday, 29 February at the… Read More

The first floor of Tübingen’s Bürgerbüro Stadtmitte is being remodeled. The building will therefore be closed on Tuesday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 24. The staff can only be reached in very urgent matters by calling 07071 / 204-0. The closure affects all departments—including the registry office. From Thursday, January 25, the citizens’ office will be open again at the usual times. The entrance is at Schmiedtorstraße 4 and there may be longer waiting times in the first few days. The waiting area will be separate from the counters in a separate room after the renovation, according to the city.… Read More

The monthly ticket is lying on the dresser at home, but the ticket inspector on the bus wants to see it straight away. Or the electronic ticket is saved on your mobile phone—but the battery is flat and the ticket cannot be shown. What happens now? “Regardless of whether our customers have forgotten their paper ticket or chip card or are unable to show their mobile phone ticket due to a flat battery, the passenger will always be issued a ticket at the increased fare of 60 euros in these cases. However, if the passenger can prove that they had… Read More

Some parents whose children attend a daycare centre (Kita) can save a little money every month from January 2024: Families whose children have a KreisBonusCard junior and only eat breakfast at the daycare centre will only have to pay €5 per month for meals instead of the previous €10. This was confirmed by the Tübingen city council in response to an enquiry from Tünews International. The reason for this is that the city of Tübingen has increased its voluntary subsidies. To benefit from this, parents only need to present the KreisBonus Card to the daycare centre provider. However, the offer… Read More

Shops: This year, all shops will be closed from Christmas Eve Sunday 24 up to and including Tuesday 26 December. They will also be closed on New Year’s Monday, 1 January, and on Epiphany, Saturday, 6 January. Municipal offices and facilities in Tübingen: They will be closed from Saturday 23 December until New Year’s Day. From Tuesday, 2 January 2024, they will be open again at the usual times. Tübingen citizens’ office: Only for legal questions about passports or ID cards that cannot be postponed, there will be an on-call service on Thursday, 28 December, from 9 a.m. to 11… Read More

There are many offers of help for families in Tübingen who don’t have much money. However, not all the support services are well known. A 20-page brochure from the city of Tübingen aims to change this. It is a guide – with addresses, telephone numbers and opening hours – to help and services from babyhood to adulthood. The brochure is available online or in print, for example from advice centers, Tübingen town hall or the social services department in Derendinger Straße. How do kindergarten or school children get free lunch? Who does not have to pay daycare fees? Is there… Read More

More and more people in Germany want to get their driving license. And: more and more novice drivers are trying to cheat on the theory test. This was reported by the TÜV in a press release. According to TÜV figures, there were more than 2711 attempts to cheat on the theory test in the first nine months of 2023—more than ever before. But not all of them were detected. Anyone caught cheating must expect consequences: a ban of a maximum of three quarters of a year until the next test. This is governed by Section 18 of the Driving License… Read More