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Vehicle license plate - apply for a red transfer license plate
Service Description
As a reliable trader in the vehicle industry (e.g. vehicle manufacturers, vehicle dealers, vehicle workshops), technical inspection body (TP), technical service (TD) designated in accordance with the EC Vehicle Approval Regulation (EG FGV) for the inspection of complete vehicles of the respective vehicle class and recognized monitoring organization (ÜO) in accordance with the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO), you can apply for the red license plate for unregistered vehicles. These license plates can be used by authorized persons on unregistered vehicles.
You may only use red license plates for the following journeys:
- Test drives: Determination and proof of serviceability
- Test drives: Carrying out the inspection of a vehicle by
- officially recognized experts or
- an inspector for motor vehicle traffic or
- a test engineer from an officially recognized inspection organization
- Transfer journeys: The vehicle is to be taken to another location.
The registration authority issues the red license plate and the special vehicle registration booklet in accordance with Road Traffic Licensing Regulations for a limited or revocable period. It is not permanently assigned to a vehicle.
You can use it
- several times,
- but only for your own business and
- for permitted journeys
The vehicle registration booklet with the vehicle data entered in each case must be carried on every journey. The license plate holder must keep a record of every test, inspection or transfer trip carried out at the business premises as prescribed.
As a private individual, you will not receive a red license plate.
You must use the special vehicle registration booklet with the red license plate.
The license plate number always begins with "06" for traders in the motor vehicle industry and with "05" for TP, TD and ÜO.
Process flow
- You or your representative must apply for the allocation of the red license plate at the responsible registration authority.
- Depending on the services offered by your registration authority, a form is available for download or an online service via the Internet.
- You will receive the red license plate and the vehicle registration booklet from the registration authority.
- The registration authority will automatically inform your insurance company about the allocation of the red license plate.
Who should I contact?
Contact the registration authority of your district or city. Responsibility is based on the applicant's place of residence, whereby the main residence according to the identity card is decisive. In the case of legal entities, it is the registered office of the main branch or the registered office of the branch.
Requirements
You must
- prove your personal reliability,
- have a motor vehicle-related business registered in your name and
- prove a need for such a license plate.
Additional requirements are:
- You must not have any outstanding fees and expenses from previous registration processes. If you have overdue payments of more than 30 euros, the registration authority may not register your vehicle until you have paid them. If the arrears are less than 30 euros, the registration authority can decide whether or not to register the vehicle.
- You must not have vehicle tax debts of five euros or more. Late payment penalties, interest and late payment penalties are also taken into account when calculating the amount.
- If someone is to represent you when submitting the application, you must give this person written authorization. This must also contain a declaration of consent that the licensing authority may inform the authorized person about overdue fees and expenses. Your representative must present the power of attorney and identify themselves.
Which documents are required?
- Valid identity card or passport of the trader
- for representation: additionally
- written power of attorney
- Valid identity card or passport of the authorized person
- Informal application (written explanation of the requirement)
- Declaration on the collection of vehicle tax (SEPA direct debit mandate)
- current business registration
- For legal entities: additionally
- extract from the commercial register
- Identity cards of all members of the management or persons with power of attorney
- Insurance confirmation (eVB code)
- current proof of reliability:
- extended certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities (to be applied for at the local registration office)
- extended information from the central trade register for submission to the authorities (to be applied for at the trade office or the local registration office)
- Information from the central traffic register at the Federal Motor Transport Authority
- tax clearance certificate (to be requested from the responsible tax office)
Note: You can obtain the confirmation of motor vehicle liability insurance from the insurance company of your choice. You can usually request this by telephone.
What are the fees?
Information on fees can be obtained from the licensing authority.
Please note: There are additional costs for the license plates.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Please note the expiration date if the allocation of red license plates is limited in time. Processing can only take place once all documents have been submitted in full.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
License plates are issued by the responsible registration authority. The seal gives them the character of a document. This means that they may not be altered in any way - e.g. by folding or applying stickers.
Red license plates do not need to be firmly attached to the vehicle; they may not be mirrored, covered or dirty.
Vehicles with this license plate are tax-privileged. They are subject to a flat-rate vehicle tax.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
21.08.2024
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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