Registration of a decommissioned vehicle with a Berlin license plate to a different owner
Zulassung eines außer Betrieb gesetzten Fahrzeuges mit Berliner Kennzeichen auf einen anderen Halter
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Registration of a decommissioned used vehicle with a Berlin licence plate to a different owner.
Vehicles that have already been registered before count as used vehicles.
It is possible, for a fee, to have a licence plate of your choice assigned to the vehicle - provided that the licence plate is free and available. Information on availability, as well as the possible licence plate combinations, is available under "Wunschkennzeichen online" (personalized licence plate online) (under "Further information").
Registration depends on the SEPA direct debit procedure having been agreed to in the case of tax liability, i.e. providing bank account details is mandatory.
Please note that, in addition to administrative fees, costs for the licence plates themselves may also apply.
Please also note that applicants without a residence in Germany are required to provide and register the details of an authorised recipient (Empfangsbevollmächtigter) with a residence in Berlin, or with a residence in Germany and a place of stay in Berlin.
Please bring all documents in original form as a rule.
Since 01.10.2019, private individuals have had the option of completing this service online. Please note that different requirements apply in this case.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• for online processing, please see the service "Umschreibung" (re-registration) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329036/
Documents you need
• Antrags-Formular (application form)
• SEPA-Lastschriftmandat (SEPA direct debit mandate)
• Proof of valid motor vehicle liability insurance via the eVB procedure (electronic insurance confirmation), with receipt of a seven-digit electronic insurance confirmation number (eVB)
• Identity card or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy)
• If applicable, an informal power of attorney, including the identity document of the person granting the power of attorney – unless it is a notarially executed power of attorney – and the identity document of the authorized representative
This also applies to companies and associations if the authority to represent does not follow from the Gewerbe-Anmeldung (trade registration) or a register extract.
• If the vehicle is to be registered to a company or association with its registered office or a branch in Berlin, you will need the following: www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p
• Copy/copies of the identity card(s) of the management
• Gewerbe-Anmeldung (trade registration)
• Extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register) (for a GmbH § Co. KG, the commercial register entry of the GmbH is also required)
• Extract from the Vereinsregister (register of associations)
• Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (Certificate of Registration Part II) / Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle title) / Betriebserlaubnis (operating permit) (for vehicles exempt from registration)
• Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (Certificate of Registration Part I) / Fahrzeugschein (vehicle registration certificate)
• Proof of a valid Hauptuntersuchung (main safety inspection) in accordance with § 29 StVZO (Road Traffic Licensing Regulations)
HU test report (HU-Prüfbericht): submission of the test report for the most recent Hauptuntersuchung is only required if the due date for the next HU (main safety inspection) does not follow from the Fahrzeugschein / ZBI (vehicle registration certificate).
Forms
• Application for vehicle registration www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• SEPA direct debit mandate (print version) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• SEPA direct debit mandate (fillable) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• Declaration of authorized recipient (only if you have no residence in Germany) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/empfangsbevollma
• Declaration of consent for registration of a vehicle to a minor www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/einverstaendnise
Fees
• 19.60 euros: basic fee plus additional fees as part of the registration, for example for technical modifications, the Feinstaubplakette (particulate emissions sticker), a Wunschkennzeichen (personalized number plate), etc.
The production of the number plates is not a service provided by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (Berlin vehicle registration authority). No information can be given about separately incurred costs.
Legal basis
• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/
• Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Regulation for Road Traffic Measures) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/
• Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz (FzZulGebEinfG BE, Vehicle Registration Requirements Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=FzZulGebEinfG_BE
• Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz (KraftStG, Motor Vehicle Tax Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/
Further information
• Information on tax reductions / tax exemptions (Generalzolldirektion [Directorate General of Customs]) www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Kraftfahrzeugsteuer/Steuerverg
• Reserve a vehicle registration number (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/
• General information on registrations for companies and associations (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs, LABO]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p
Who is responsible
Depending on available capacity, further near-term appointments (Termine) are released daily. Regularly checking the appointment platform is therefore recommended.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde-Friedr.-KreuzbergJüterboger Str. 3, 10965 Berlin
- Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde-LichtenbergFerdinand-Schultze-Str. 55, 13055 Berlin
Original
Service number 324169 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324169/