Apply for exceptional permits for motor vehicles and trailers
Ausnahmegenehmigungen für Kraftfahrzeuge und Anhänger beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If experts have found deviations from the construction and operating regulations of the Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) or the Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) on your motor vehicle or trailer, you must apply for an exemption permit (Ausnahmegenehmigung) for this.
The registration authority (Zulassungsbehörde) assigns the official license plate for your vehicle and, in the case of a design-related deviation on motor vehicles, determines the license plate size. Before an exemption permit is issued, presenting the vehicle at the Lichtenberg location may be required (more under "Requirements").
The exemption permit that is issued must be carried with you when driving and handed over to authorized persons for inspection upon request.
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Requirements
• Gutachten (expert report) on deviations from the construction and operating regulations
An officially recognized expert for motor vehicle traffic (amtlich anerkannte/r Sachverständige/r, a.a.S.) has determined in a Gutachten (expert report) that the vehicle shows deviations from the construction and operating regulations of the Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) or the Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation).
• presentation of the vehicle, where applicable
If, according to the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (vehicle registration certificate, part I) or the Gutachten (expert report), there is no space on multi-track motor vehicles for attaching a compliant rear number plate, presentation of the vehicle is required before an exemption permit (Ausnahmegenehmigung) can be issued.
Documents you need
• Application for the granting of an exception permit
• Expert report on deviations from the construction and operating regulations
• Please enclose with the application.
• The expert report must have been prepared by an officially recognized expert for motor vehicle traffic (a.a.S.).
Forms
• Application for the granting of an exemption permit for imported vehicles www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/dienstleistungen
Fees
The fee is set by the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (fee schedule for road traffic measures) in its currently applicable version and is at minimum 10.20 EUR.
Please note that this fee may be higher depending on the individual case - this depends on the specific application submitted.
Legal basis
• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) [Vehicle Registration Regulation] § 76 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__76.html
• Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO) [Road Traffic Licensing Regulations] § 70 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__70.html
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt) [Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures] Anlage zu § 1 (Annex to § 1) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html
Further information
• Contact form of the KFZ-Zulassungsbehörde (LABO) (vehicle registration authority) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/formular.850617.
Who is responsible
Processing is handled exclusively by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority) in Berlin-Lichtenberg.
• You can submit a request to the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde using the contact form www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/formular.850617., with the subject "Anfrage Ausnahmegenehmigung für ein Fahrzeug" (Request for an exemption permit for a vehicle).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde-Lichtenberg
Original
Service number 296798 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/296798/