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Vehicle registration - applying for an operating license for a vehicle without registration
Service Description
The general type approval is generally issued to the manufacturer for vehicles to be produced or manufactured in series, following an inspection carried out at the manufacturer's expense.
The individual type approval is issued by the local licensing authority for an individual vehicle and is only valid for this vehicle.
The type approval is an official confirmation that the vehicle complies with the relevant regulations and is a prerequisite for being allowed to use unregistered vehicles on public roads.
It is issued for type-approved vehicles by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) or comparable institutions in other countries of the European Union and for vehicles without type approval by the competent authority as an individual approval.
Unless it is expressly limited in time or withdrawn, the type approval remains valid until the vehicle is finally taken out of service. If you make modifications that change the type of vehicle, are likely to endanger road users (technical defects) or worsen the exhaust or noise characteristics, the type approval expires. Furthermore, the operating license for a vehicle expires if a component is subject to mandatory approval but you have not complied with this requirement or if you have not complied with installation regulations, restrictions or requirements for technical modifications.
Operating licenses issued for company vehicles are always individual licenses and only apply to the use of the vehicle as a company vehicle.
If you use vehicles on public roads that do not have an operating permit or whose operating permit has expired, this constitutes an administrative offense and the licensing authority can also prohibit operation and, if necessary, cancel the license plate. In preparation for its decision, the administrative authority may order the submission of an expert opinion from an officially recognized expert, motor vehicle inspector or test engineer on the vehicle's compliance with regulations or the presentation of the vehicle and, if necessary, issue several such orders.
An inspection sticker for the main inspection may not be issued.
Process flow
Prove that you own the vehicle, which does not have type approval or general operating permit, or that you have been authorized to submit the application. Apply to the local licensing authority for an operating permit for the vehicle. If all documents are available, the licensing authority will issue you with the individual operating permit.
Who should I contact?
Please contact the vehicle registration authority in the district or city of your main place of residence or where your company is based.
Competent authority
The motor vehicle registration authorities are the districts, the independent cities and the large cities belonging to the district. The authority with local jurisdiction is the authority of the place of residence, in the case of several residences the place of the main residence or, in the absence of such, the place of residence of the applicant or the person concerned. Jurisdiction is based on the place of residence of the vehicle owner (main residence according to the identity card)
Requirements
You want to drive a self-designed vehicle or a vehicle that has never been approved in the European Economic Area (EEC) and is exempt from the registration requirement on public roads in Germany.
The vehicle belongs to you or you have a power of attorney from the owner.
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport with current registration certificate
- Proof of the right of disposal
- Expert opinion of an officially recognized expert from a technical inspection authority or an authorized representative of a technical service.
- Power of attorney, if applicable
What are the fees?
Fees are charged in accordance with the German Road Traffic Fee Regulations (GebOSt).
The amount of the fees may vary depending on the case constellation. Specific information on this can be obtained from the relevant authority.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
An expert opinion from an officially recognized expert or technical service for motor vehicle traffic is only recognized by the registration authorities in Thuringia 18 months after it is issued.
Processing duration
The time taken to process the application for an individual operating permit depends on the circumstances of each individual case and cannot be determined in general terms. Your competent licensing authority can provide you with more detailed information.
Legal basis
Appeal
Please ask your local vehicle registration authority for the necessary forms.
Some authorities make forms available digitally on their website or use an online portal.
What else should I know?
The type approval is only valid in Germany.
The "national individual vehicle approval certificate" is issued by the technical inspection authority or the technical service together with the certificate for obtaining an individual operating permit and handed over to you. Proof of the operating permit for a vehicle is provided by the responsible registration authority by means of an entry in the "national individual vehicle approval certificate" with signature and seal. This must be carried by the driver.
In the case of vehicles requiring a license plate, the registration authority assigns a license plate and also issues a registration certificate Part I.
The driver of the vehicle must also carry a printout or photocopy of the relevant operating permit, type approval, approval within the scope of the operating permit or an addendum thereto or an extract from this permit or approval for parts installed or attached to the vehicle.
If the modification has been accepted on the basis of a permit, an approval or a parts certificate, corresponding proof of this must be carried along with confirmation of proper installation or fitting and the conditions to be observed.
If the operating license has expired, only journeys that are directly related to obtaining a new operating license may be carried out. If necessary, the previous license plates or red license plates must be carried on the vehicle. Short-term license plates on vehicles that do not belong to an approved type may only be used for journeys for the aforementioned purposes in the district of the registration authority responsible for the location of the vehicle or an adjacent district and back
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
28.11.2024
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
