Vehicle re-registration after decommissioning

Re-registration of a vehicle after 7 years

The data of your vehicle will be stored in the Central Vehicle Register for 7 years after immobilization . If this period has already been exceeded when you wish to re-register your vehicle, the vehicle's operating license will expire. A general inspection is required to re-register the vehicle after 7 years. The vehicle registration document or the registration certificate must also be presented.

If you are unable to presentthese documents, the vehicle must undergo an individual operating license procedure. In this case, the steps from the registration procedure for self-built or not yet registered used vehicles apply.

Vehicle re-registration - Required documents

• Registration certificate part I and part II or vehicle registration document and vehicle registration certificate with deregistration note
• Certificates of the still valid general inspection, e.g. TÜV (original)
• Electronic insurance confirmation (eVB, formerly insurance duplicate card)
• SEPA direct debit mandate
• Notification of special vehicle use, if applicable (see Downloads)
• General documents on the vehicle owner (see Downloads)
• If applicable, declaration on the use of the business address for the registration of vehicles for sole proprietorships and self-employed persons (see Downloads)

The registration authority uses special adhesive seals with special security features for the vehicle documents. This increases the total fees by € 0.30 per adhesive seal used.