Self-drive rental vehicle - report the start and end of use
Mietfahrzeug für Selbstfahrer - Beginn und Beendigung der Nutzung mitteilen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Repeatedly passing on your vehicle to third parties for payment could, under certain circumstances, be regarded as commercial rental (self-drive rental vehicle). In this case, a corresponding entry in the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (ZB I) (vehicle registration certificate part I) and an annual Hauptuntersuchung (main inspection) are required.
If this type of vehicle use is already planned at the time of registration, this must be noted on the registration application and also reported to the insurer. For self-drive rental vehicles, the intervals for the Haupt- und Abgasuntersuchung (main and emissions inspection) appointments are shortened to a maximum of one year.
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Requirements
• Commercial rental of your vehicle (self-drive rental vehicle)
Repeated handing over of your vehicle to third parties for payment (car sharing)
• Documents in original
All documents must be submitted in original.
Documents you need
• Notification of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle (Selbstfahrermietfahrzeug)
The notification can be made informally or by form.
The notification must state the name/company and address of the lessor, as well as the number, type and official registration plates (amtliche Kennzeichen) of the vehicles to be rented out.
• Termination of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle
The termination of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle must be reported informally.
The notification must state the name/company and address of the lessor, as well as the number, type and official registration plates of the vehicles being rented out.
• Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (vehicle registration certificate part I) / Fahrzeugschein (vehicle registration document)
• Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (vehicle registration certificate part II) / Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle title document)
• previous license plates
not applicable if the vehicle has been taken out of service
• Proof of a valid Hauptuntersuchung (HU, main technical inspection) pursuant to § 29 StVZO (Road Traffic Licensing Regulations)
HU test report; presenting the test report of the last HU is only required if the due date of the next HU is not evident from the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I / vehicle registration document.
• electronic insurance confirmation (eVB)
For the notification of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle, the eVB must be issued by the insurance company with the note "Selbstfahrermietfahrzeug" (self-drive rental vehicle).
For the termination of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle, a new eVB, without the note "Selbstfahrermietfahrzeug", must be issued by the insurance company.
• Gewerbeanmeldung (trade registration) showing the field of activity applied for
• Application for authorization (Antrag Zulassung)
as part of an authorization procedure
• SEPA direct debit mandate (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat)
• Identity card (Personalausweis) or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy)
• if applicable, power of attorney (Vollmacht), including the identity document of the person granting the power of attorney - unless it is a notarized power of attorney - and the identity document of the authorized representative
Forms
• Notification of the use of a vehicle as a self-drive rental vehicle (Selbstfahrermietfahrzeug) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• Registration application (Zulassungsantrag) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• SEPA direct debit mandate (fillable) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• SEPA direct debit mandate (print version) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
Fees
The fee is based on the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures) in its currently applicable version and amounts to EUR 12.60 if the entry is made after registration has already taken place.
If the application is made as part of a registration, no separate fees apply.
Legal basis
• Vehicle Registration Regulation (Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung, FZV) §§ 6, 15 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/
• Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung, StVZO) § 29 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__29.html
• Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002 (Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002, KraftStG 2002) § 3 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/__3.html
• Vehicle Registration Requirements Act (Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz, FzZulGebEinfG BE) § 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=FzZulGebEinfG_BE_!_1
• Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures (Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr, GebOSt), Annex to § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html
• Compulsory Insurance Act (Pflichtversicherungsgesetz, PflVG) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflvg/__1.html
Further information
• General information on vehicle registration for companies and associations (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p
• Wunschkennzeichen online (personalized license plate) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/
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 326039 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326039/