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Motor vehicle registration certificate (Part 1) Register change of address

Service Description

If your residential address has changed, you must also have the entries in the registration certificate Part I (old: vehicle registration document) updated.

If you move within the Federal Republic of Germany, the owner has been free to keep his previous license plate for his registered vehicle since 01.01.2015. The application for a registration certificate for the new place of residence must be made in any case. The application can be made by you personally or by a representative authorized by you.

Who should I contact?

Please contact your local registration authority in your district or city.

As a rule, the local authority is

  • for natural persons, the authority of the place of residence (main residence),
  • for legal entities, tradesmen and self-employed persons with a fixed place of business or public authorities, the authority of the registered office or the place of the branch or office involved.

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or passport with a certificate of registration from the registration office of your place of residence that is no more than 3 months old. If the vehicle owner is not a natural person, additional documents are required to determine the owner (see vehicle registration).
  • Registration certificate part I or vehicle registration document, if applicable trailer list.
  • Registration certificate Part II or vehicle registration document only if a new license plate is assigned.

What are the fees?

The change of address in the registration certificate Part I (old: vehicle registration document) is subject to a fee. For information on the amount of the fee, please contact your local vehicle registration authority.

Legal basis

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture

Professionally released on

24.08.2015

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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