Owning a vehicle

If you wish to change the details of your resident parking permit for a specific zone, you must apply to the relevant authority for the changes.

If you own a seagoing vessel or a seaworthy pleasure craft with a hull length of up to 15 meters and want or need to fly the German flag on board, you can apply for a flag certificate.

If you are the owner of a motor vehicle as a person with a severe disability, you may have to pay less or no motor vehicle tax under certain conditions. To do this, apply for a vehicle tax concession.

If you would like to use a classic car license plate for your vehicle that was registered 30 or more years ago or was put on the road for the first time, you can apply for this.

Do you no longer have proof of an operating license for your vehicle that was formerly not subject to registration in the German Democratic Republic (GDR)? Then you can under certain conditions proof of the general operating license (ABE) under certain conditions.

Do you own a vehicle with an alternative drive system? Then you can apply for an e-license plate.

If your resident parking permit is damaged or lost, you can apply for a replacement from the relevant authority.

If you wish to extend the validity of your resident parking permit, you must apply to the relevant authority.

If you no longer wish to use your registration-free vehicle, to which a license plate has been assigned, on public roads, apply to your registration authority to have it taken out of service.

Do you need approval for an exemption from European aviation law or an alternative verification procedure instead of the Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)? If so, you must apply to the Federal Aviation Office, provided it is responsible in your case.

Would you like to use your deregistered vehicle on the road again? Then you can re-register it with the registration authority.

If you want to register a new vehicle for road use for one day, you must apply for a day registration at the registration authority.

If you wish to deregister your vehicle, you must have it taken out of service at the relevant vehicle registration authority.

If vehicle data or vehicle owner data for your vehicle has changed, you must report this to your registration authority.

Have you purchased a purely electric vehicle or retrofitted a vehicle with a combustion engine to a purely electric vehicle? Then you can be exempt from vehicle tax for up to 10 years.

Would you like to transfer a vehicle abroad that is subject to registration or license plate requirements but without a license plate? Then you may need an export license plate.

The fine dust sticker is not required in Saarland and can therefore not be applied for in Saarland.

For the regulations in other federal states, please refer to their state portals.

If you want to use a new vehicle on the road for the first time, you need an initial registration.

As a resident, you can apply for a resident parking permit for your permanently used vehicle (car or motorcycle). The resident parking permit is only valid for a specially designated zone (resident parking area).

As a foreign mission, professional consular post or member thereof, you must submit a VAT return for individual vehicle taxation if you purchase a vehicle in another EU country, import it into Germany and register it there.

Severely disabled people can apply for a parking permit extension.

Severely disabled people can apply for a parking permit.

As soon as your vehicle has been registered, you generally have to pay vehicle tax. The amount you have to pay depends on the technical assessment basis of your vehicle.

Would you like to use a deregistered vehicle on the road? As a new vehicle owner, you can register it again.

If you are the owner of a vehicle, you can apply for a vehicle tax concession in the form of a tax reduction or complete exemption from vehicle tax under certain conditions.

If you drive a registered vehicle on public roads, you must always have the registration certificate part I with you. This is the former vehicle registration certificate.

If you no longer have your registration certificate Part I or it is no longer legible, you must apply for a replacement document.

With the registration certificate part II you can prove that you are allowed to dispose of the vehicle in question.

If you no longer have your registration certificate part II or it is no longer legible, you must apply for a replacement document.

Flag certificates for seaworthy pleasure craft expire after 8 years. In order to continue flying the German flag on board, you must submit an application for renewal.

If you suspect radio interference, you can report it to the testing and measuring service of the Federal Network Agency.

If you wish to change the details of your resident parking permit for a specific zone, you must apply to the relevant authority for the changes.

If your resident parking permit is damaged or lost, you can apply for a replacement from the relevant authority.

If you only use a vehicle regularly during certain periods, you have the option of applying for a seasonal license plate.

Test drives and transfer journeys with motor vehicles can be carried out with short-term license plates.

If you wish to carry out test drives or transfer journeys within Germany with an unregistered vehicle, you will need a temporary license plate. It begins with the number "04".

If you put publicly accessible normal and fast charging points into or out of operation, you must notify the Federal Network Agency. You must also notify the Agency if you make private charging points public or hand over your charging points to another operator.