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Apply for motor vehicle registration for public road traffic

Service Description

You may only use a vehicle subject to registration in public road traffic if it has been approved for this purpose by the competent authority.

The registration is the official permission to put a vehicle subject to registration into operation in public road traffic. You submit the registration application to the locally responsible registration authority.

Process flow

  • If you are the owner or have been authorized in writing as a representative, you can submit the application with the required documents to the competent authority. If the registration requirements are met, the competent registration authority will issue the registration.
  • Registration is effected by allocation of a license plate, stamping of the license plates and issuance of the registration certificate.
  • If your registration authority requires an application form, you can obtain this in advance from the registration authority or, depending on what the authority offers, you can download it from the Internet. In many registration offices, the form is also filled out directly at the counter when the application is processed.

Who should I contact?

Contact the locally responsible registration authority in the district or in the independent city (registration office).

In the case of natural persons, responsibility is based on the place of residence of the vehicle owner (in the case of several residences, on the place of the main residence), and in the case of legal entities, tradespeople and self-employed persons with a fixed place of business, on the registered office or the place of the branch involved.

Requirements

Motor vehicles with a maximum design speed of more than 6 km/h and their trailers must always be registered. The following types of motor vehicles are exempt from the registration requirement:

(a) self-propelled machines and forklifts,

b) single-axle tractors, if they are used only for agricultural or forestry purposes,

c) light motorcycles,

d) two- or three-wheeled mopeds,

(e) motorized invalid carriages,

(f) light four-wheeled motor vehicles,

(g) miniature electric vehicles.

The following types of trailers are not subject to registration:

(a) trailers used in agricultural or forestry operations if the trailers are used only for agricultural or forestry purposes and are towed behind tractors or self-propelled machinery at a speed not exceeding 25 mph,

b) caravans and pack wagons in the show business, which are carried by tractors at a speed of not more than 25 km/h,

c) mobile construction stalls, which are carried by motor vehicles with a speed of not more than 25 km/h,

d) working machines,

e) special trailers for the transport of sports equipment, animals for sports purposes or rescue boats of the rescue service or civil protection, if the trailers are used exclusively for such transports,

f) single-axle trailers behind motorcycles, mopeds and motorized ambulances,

g) trailers used for the purpose of firefighting and civil protection,

(h) agricultural or forestry implements,

(i) sit-down carts carried behind single-axle agricultural or forestry tractors or work machines.

Registration is granted upon application if the vehicle corresponds to an approved type or an individual permit has been issued and a motor vehicle liability insurance policy in accordance with the compulsory insurance law is in place.

Which documents are required?

  • Registration certificate part II or the application for registration certificate part II with proof of the right of disposal (original invoice, purchase contract or similar).
  • Proof of the existence of a type approval (certificate of conformity or data confirmation) or the certificate of individual approval or application for individual approval (in this case, the submission of an expert opinion from an officially recognized expert for motor vehicle traffic or a technical service is required),
  • the electronic insurance confirmation (eVB) about the existence of a motor vehicle liability insurance,
  • valid identification documents of the vehicle owner (identity card or passport with confirmation of registration),
  • SEPA direct debit mandate (bank direct debit authorization) is required for the collection of the motor vehicle tax,
  • VAT declaration in case of intra-community purchase or proof of customs clearance in case of purchase from a third country.
  • If modifications have been made to the vehicle after purchase that require acceptance, the vehicle must be inspected by an officially recognized expert or inspector for motor vehicle traffic or a technical service or a test engineer from an officially recognized inspection organization before registration. In the event of serious modifications (change in the type of vehicle or deterioration in the exhaust/noise behavior) which lead to the expiry of the operating permit, the vehicle must be inspected by an officially recognized expert for motor vehicle traffic or a technical service. The certificate issued on the inspection (acceptance) must be submitted with the registration.
  • additionally at the time of application:
    • by representative(s): If you commission a third party with the new vehicle registration, he/she requires a written power of attorney from you; in addition, he/she must present your personal document (original) at the registration office. He/she must have the personal document that applies to him/her in order to identify him/herself.
    • registration to minors: If this person fulfills the requirements for a tax exemption according to the Motor Vehicle Tax Act due to a severe disability or can fulfill the holder characteristics for this vehicle due to the possession of the driving license required for the vehicle subject to registration, the written declaration of consent of the legal representative(s) and the presentation of his/her personal document is required.
    • for companies (for example GmbH, AG, OHG): extract from the commercial register (proof of address required), business registration (proof of address required), power of attorney of the managing director(s) or personal appearance of the managing director(s).
    • for associations: Extract from the register of associations; identity card and power of attorney of the designated representative.
    • for civil law partnership: complete overview of the shareholders (as a rule, submit the shareholders' agreement); power of attorney and declaration as to which natural person the registration is to be made (confirmed by signature of all shareholders).

What are the fees?

The fee is levied in accordance with the Fee Regulations for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt). The amount depends on various factors. Information can be obtained in individual cases from the local licensing authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The registration must be issued before the vehicle is used on public roads.

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Written form required: Yes

  • Personal appearance required: No

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture

Professionally released on

11.04.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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