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Replace Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (Fahrzeugschein; vehicle registration certificate part I) due to loss or theft

Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (Fahrzeugschein) wegen Verlust oder Diebstahl ersetzen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If your Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (Fahrzeugschein) (vehicle registration certificate part I) has been lost or even stolen, you must notify the responsible authority immediately and apply for a replacement document to be issued. Note: For registrations before 10/2005, the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (ZB I) is called the "Fahrzeugschein" and the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (ZB II) is called the "Fahrzeugbrief". The ZB I and ZB II are EU-harmonised vehicle documents, which you receive when you report the loss of a Fahrzeugschein or Fahrzeugbrief. Process: • Submit an application for the replacement issue of a Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I. You can do this either online or in person at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority) or at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office). Note: Companies or authorities cannot submit the online application. • Upload all documents in the online service or present the original documents in person. • Pay the fee directly in the online service or in person. • If you apply online, you will receive the new document by post.

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Requirements

• The vehicle document has been lost • If the vehicle document was stolen: a police report is required www.internetwache-polizei-berlin.de/ • If it concerns old vehicle documents: responsibility (Zuständigkeit) lies exclusively with the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority) If you are still in possession of old vehicle documents (from before 10/2005), a reissue of new documents is only possible at the Zulassungsbehörde (registration authority). • If represented by someone else: power of attorney • For online applications: the vehicle must not be taken out of service, it must have been registered in Berlin, and its registration papers must have been issued no earlier than 01.10.2005 • For online applications: activated online ID function (eID) (optional) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329833/ For this you need: • Your electronic identity card (Personalausweis), the Unionsbürgerkarte (eID card for EU citizens), or the electronic 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 procedure The following payment methods are available to you: • Credit card (Visa, Mastercard) • PayPal

Documents you need

• Application for replacement issue of a Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (vehicle registration certificate part I) You can submit the application online, without an application form in person at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office), or with a completed application form in person at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority). • Proof of identity Personalausweis (identity card) or passport and Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy) • If the previous ZB I has been lost: affidavit (eidesstattliche Versicherung) • If the previous ZB I has been stolen: police theft report • If a ZB II has not yet been issued: Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle title document) Submission of the Fahrzeugbrief is only required if a Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II has not yet been issued. Consequently, the issue of a replacement copy can only be applied for at the Zulassungsbehörde (registration authority). • Proof of a valid Hauptuntersuchung (main safety inspection) pursuant to § 29 StVZO (HU test report) • Only required if appearing in person at the Bürgeramt: Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II or a letter of consent from the bank holding the ZB II in safekeeping • If represented: power of attorney and identity document of both the grantor and the authorized representative (Unless it is a notarized power of attorney)

Forms

• Antrag auf Ausstellung eines Ersatzdokuments (application for issuance of a replacement document) (when applying at the Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority)) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/ersatz_ausstel • Formular zur Abgabe der eidesstattlichen Versicherung (form for submitting the affidavit in lieu of an oath) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass

Fees

12.60 euros plus 4.16 euros for delivery

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) § 13 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__13.html • Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) § 29 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__29.html • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Regulation for Road Traffic Measures) Annex to § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html • Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG, Road Traffic Act) § 5 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvg/__5.html • Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO, Code of Civil Procedure) § 393 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__393.html • Strafgesetzbuch (StGB, Criminal Code) §§ 156, 161 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/

Processing time

• 1 day: At the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority), the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (registration certificate part I) is handed out on the day the application is submitted. • 7 days (at least): If you apply for the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office). • For online applications: processed by the next working day at the latest

Further information

• Internetwache (Polizei Berlin) [online police station] www.internetwache-polizei-berlin.de/

Who is responsible

Bürgeramt (citizens' office) This service can be used at any Bürgeramt (citizens' office) – regardless of where in Berlin you live. Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority) This service can also be used at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority). For old vehicle documents (issued before 10/2005), new documents can only be issued by the Zulassungsbehörde (registration authority).

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Original

German original

Service number 121575 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121575/