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Vehicle taxes
Motor vehicle owners must pay motor vehicle tax. Special provisions apply to people with disabilities.
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Apply for a vehicle tax concession for severely disabled persons
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.
Applying for a stay of execution
Enforcement against you can be temporarily suspended or restricted if there are equitable grounds. Inequity exists if enforcement would cause you an unreasonable disadvantage that can be avoided by waiting a short time.
Applying for reimbursement of vehicle tax for the transportation of vehicles by rail
If you transport your vehicle by rail for a certain number of journeys within a 12-month period, you can receive a full or partial refund of the vehicle tax under certain conditions.
Exemption from vehicle tax for registered electric vehicles
Have you purchased an all-electric vehicle or converted an existing vehicle to an all-electric vehicle? Then you can be exempt from vehicle tax for up to 10 years.
Notify intra-Community acquisition of a new vehicle
As a member of a foreign mission or professional consular post, have you purchased a new vehicle in another EU country and are importing it into Germany? You will have to pay German VAT for this within the framework of individual vehicle taxation.
Paying vehicle tax
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.
Receive a tax reduction or exemption from motor vehicle tax
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.
