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Motor vehicle - Applying for information from the local vehicle register

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Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
You can request information about vehicles registered with the Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (vehicle registration authority Berlin). This information can only be provided if there is a need to pursue legal claims arising from a traffic-related incident. A legitimate interest in connection with road traffic must be demonstrated (e.g., after a traffic accident, the injured party wants to find out the liability insurance of the other party involved in the accident). The information includes: • Owner data (name, address) • Vehicle data (type, manufacturer and model of the vehicle, vehicle registration number) • Insurance data Process: • Submit the application for information from the local vehicle register (Halterauskunft/owner information). You can do this either online, in person at the vehicle registration authority (Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde), or by an informal written application by post. • Pay the fee directly in the online service or on site. If you apply in writing, you will receive a fee notice. • In the online service, you will receive an application confirmation after payment has been made.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Vehicle is registered in Berlin • Eligibility to apply • For the written application: Applicants can be private individuals as well as lawyers, public bodies (authorities) or insurance companies. • For the online application: For the time being, only for private individuals or companies (legal entities). • Legitimate interest in connection with road traffic www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvg/__39.html Information can only be provided if the applicant needs the data to assert, secure, or enforce, or to satisfy or defend against, legal claims in connection with participation in road traffic, or to bring a private prosecution for violations committed in road traffic. • For online applications as a private individual: activated online ID function (eID) (optional) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329833/ For this you need: • Your electronic Personalausweis (identity card), the Union citizen's card (eID card), or the electronic Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit, eAT), each with the online ID function (eID) activated, and your PIN, • an external card reader or a modern, NFC-enabled smartphone with an Android or iOS operating system, • the "AusweisApp" software • For online applications: consent to the electronic payment method The following payment methods are available to you: • Credit card (Visa, Mastercard) • Paypal

Documents you need

• Application for information from the local vehicle register (Halterauskunft, registered keeper information) You can submit the application online, in person at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority) or at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office), or by submitting an informal written application by post. • Statement of legitimate interest (grounds for the request) You must state the grounds for your request. The selected grounds will be documented in the authority's records. If none of the specified grounds apply, the information cannot be requested online, but only in writing, stating the grounds set out in § 39 Abs. 1 StVG (Straßenverkehrsgesetz, Road Traffic Act). • Information on registered keeper data due to claims for damages arising from a traffic accident • Information on registered keeper data due to claims for cost reimbursement/damages in connection with the towing of a vehicle • Information on registered keeper data due to blocking of a private exit • Information on registered keeper data due to unauthorized use of a private parking space • Information on registered keeper data due to blocking a parked vehicle • Information on registered keeper data due to claims for damages arising from damage/soiling of clothing or other personal items caused by a vehicle • Information on registered keeper data due to filling up with fuel without paying • Official license plate number

Fees

5.10 euros

Legal basis

• Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG) (Road Traffic Act) § 39 Abs. 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvg/__39.html • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt) (Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures) Anlage (zu § 1) Nr. 226.3 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html

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Original

German original

Service number 121491 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121491/