Konzession - Apply for a Temporary Extension of a Rental Car Permit
Konzession - befristete Erweiterung Mietwagengenehmigung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Temporary extension of an existing permit to operate occasional passenger transport (Gelegenheitsverkehr) with rental cars with driver (Mietwagen) for event transport (events).
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Valid rental car (Mietwagen) permit
• Minimum age 18 years
• Business headquarters within Berlin
• Motor vehicles
• The use of motor vehicles without a second right-hand door is not permitted, unless no back seat is provided due to the vehicle's design.
• Vehicles with foreign registrations will not be approved.
• Drivers with a valid driving licence for passenger transport (Fahrerlaubnis zur Fahrgastbeförderung) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121622/
The drivers of these motor vehicles must hold a driving licence for passenger transport with rental cars (P-Schein) that is valid for Berlin.
• Distance meter / alarm system
The vehicles must:
• have an easily readable distance meter (Wegstreckenzähler)
• be fitted with an alarm system
• Exemption: If the motor vehicles used have no distance meter and no alarm system, an exemption (Ausnahmegenehmigung) can be granted on application.
Documents you need
• Application for a temporary extension of a rental car permit (Mietwagengenehmigung) (event traffic)
• Submit the application informally (no specific form required).
• Please send the application and documents in writing by post, or deposit them in the building's mailbox (Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin).
• Identity card (Personalausweis) or passport (if applicable, registration confirmation)
• Vehicle registration certificate Part I (Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I / KFZ-Schein)
• Insurance confirmation for passenger transport by rental car
• Insurance cover must be evidenced by suitable documents.
• Even in the case of an exemption permit issued by the registration office (Zulassungsstelle) for waiving the entry requirement (passenger transport / self-drive), the vehicles must be insured for commercial passenger transport for the entire duration of their use.
• Consent to passenger transport from the vehicle owner
• If applicable, framework agreement with contractual partner
• The vehicle-transfer agreements (KFZ-Überlassungsverträge) must not contain any clauses that exclude commercial passenger transport.
• Proof of the event
• The proof must state the name of the event, its duration with dates, and the public interest of the event
• Further documents or evidence may be requested.
• If applicable, details of additional motor vehicles
• The additional vehicle fleet used, which is usually rented or also sponsored, must consist of motor vehicles that are designated in the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (vehicle registration certificate Part I) as rental cars for passenger transport or for self-drive use. Otherwise, an exemption permit issued by the responsible registration office (Zulassungsstelle) for waiving the entry requirement must be submitted.
• The vehicles used under the short-term extension by means of the above-mentioned exemption permit must not be older than one year.
Fees
• 50.00 euros: for the 1st vehicle
• 15.00 euros: for each additional vehicle in the same application
• 50.00 euros per application: exemption permit
• 50.00 euros minimum fee: for a required decision under § 10 PBefG (Personenbeförderungsgesetz – Passenger Transport Act) or the preparation of an information letter. A higher fee is possible in cases of high effort.
Legal basis
• Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG - Passenger Transportation Act) § 13 (1) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbefg/__13.html
• Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG - Passenger Transportation Act) § 49 (4) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbefg/__49.html
• Verordnung über den Betrieb von Kraftfahrunternehmen im Personenverkehr (BOKraft - Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Transport Businesses in Passenger Transport) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bokraft_1975/
• Berufszugangsverordnung für den Straßenpersonenverkehr (PBZugV - Ordinance on Access to the Occupation in Road Passenger Transport) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pbzugv/
Processing time
approx. 4 weeks (The processing time cannot be bridged with temporary extensions)
Further information
• Notes on applying for rental car transport permits (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
• Information sheet on event transport (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
• Concession - apply for rental car permit (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330676/
• Concession - apply for renewal/extension of rental car permit (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330682/
Who is responsible
This service can only be provided by the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Civil and Regulatory Affairs).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - Gewerbeangelegenheiten
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - Personenbeförderung
Original
Service number 330688 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330688/