Motor vehicle - Impoundment
Kraftfahrzeug - Sicherstellung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Vehicles removed from traffic by the police are taken to the Sicherstellungshalle (impound hall), examined technically if necessary, held in custody, and after release stored until collection by the person entitled to them. All measures taken are subject to a fee and will be charged via a Gebührenbescheid (fee notice), or the costs incurred will be filed as part of the traffic offense proceedings (Verkehrsordnungswidrigkeitenverfahren) or criminal proceedings (Strafverfahren).
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Requirements
• When vehicles are impounded
Vehicles are impounded by order of the enforcement officers of the Berlin Police for the purpose of safeguarding ownership, in cases of significant technical defects, to preserve evidence in criminal proceedings, or to avert danger.
Documents you need
• No documents required
Fees
The fees incurred for the Sicherstellung (impoundment) depend on the purpose of the impoundment, the time of impoundment, the weight of the vehicle moved, and the length of time of the impoundment.
Legal basis
• Allgemeines Sicherheits- und Ordnungsgesetz Berlin (General Law on Public Security and Order for Berlin) – ASOG – <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=ASOG+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true>
• Polizeibenutzungsgebührenordnung (Police Usage Fee Ordinance) – PolBenGebO – <http://gesetze.berlin.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=PolEBenGebO+BE&psml=bsbeprod.psml&max=true>
Further information
Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin (Police Commissioner in Berlin) - Bußgeldstelle (fines office) www.berlin.de/polizei/aufgaben/bussgeldstelle/kfz-sicherstel
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Polizei Berlin
- Sicherstellungsgelände
Original
Service number 324189 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324189/