Applying for registration for car trailers
Description
You apply for the registration of your motor vehicle trailer at the registration authority in whose area you have your place of residence or registered office. Motor vehicle trailers can be registered to private individuals and legal entities or companies as vehicle owners, i.e. also to:
- Companies,
- authorities or
- associations.
Vehicle trailers are exempt from the registration requirement if they
- are not used for journeys over 25 km/h and either
- for agricultural or forestry purposes behind tractors or self-propelled machinery,
- in the form of caravans and trailers in the fairground industry or
- are used as mobile construction huts.
In addition, the following are exempt from registration without speed limit:
- Working machines,
- Special trailers for transporting sports equipment, animals for sports purposes or lifeboats,
- fire department and civil protection trailers,
- single-axle trailers behind motorcycles, mopeds and motorized medical chairs and
- seat carts that are carried behind single-axle agricultural or forestry tractors or work machines.
Note: For a vehicle trailer that is already registered, provided it has not been taken out of service completely in the meantime, you only need to submit an application for re-registration in the event of a change of owner.
- The trailer must correspond to an approved type or an individual approval must have been issued.
- Motor vehicle liability insurance for your trailer
- You must not have any outstanding fees and expenses from previous registration procedures.
- Payment arrears over EUR 30.00: no registration until you have settled the debt
- Payment arrears of less than EUR 30.00: registration at the discretion of the local competent authority
- You must not have vehicle tax debts of EUR 5.00 or more. Default surcharges, interest and late payment penalties are also taken into account when calculating the amount.
All vehicles must correspond to an approved type (either EC or national) or have an individual approval (type approval).
- for private individuals:
- valid identity card or passport
- for legal entities/companies:
- Extract from the commercial register or
- business registration or
- extract from the register of associations
- Registration certificate part II (if available, otherwise apply for a copy),
- Certificate of conformity (abbreviation: COC) or
- Original individual approval for the trailer,
- Report on the successfully completed and valid main inspection,
- electronic insurance confirmation
New registration:
- Registration certificate part II / operating license - if not available: EC certificate of conformity (for vehicles not subject to registration)
- EC certificate of conformity
- if no registration certificate part II is available:
- Proof of authorization to dispose of the vehicle (purchase contract or invoice)
- Confirmation from the manufacturer, importer or seller that the vehicle is a new vehicle for which no vehicle documents have yet been applied for and issued
- Demonstration of the trailer; if not possible, a confirmation from an officially recognized expert or another authority regarding the identification of the trailer must be submitted
- Vehicle insurance confirmation (eVB number: seven-digit combination of numbers and letters) for the trailer's liability insurance
- Vehicle tax direct debit authorization (SEPA direct debit mandate)
- Identity card or passport or foreign identity card with current registration certificate - maximum 3 months old
- Registration for sole proprietorship: Business registration
- Authorization for companies: Extract from the commercial register or business registration and power of attorney of the managing director with copy of identity card
- Admission to associations: Extract from the register of associations and power of attorney of the named representative with a copy of the identity card
- Admission to civil law companies: complete overview of the shareholders (usually shareholders' agreement); power of attorney and declaration of the natural person to whom the admission is to be granted (confirmed by all shareholders by signature), identity cards of all shareholders
- If applicable, power of attorney and personal document of the authorized representative
Re-registration, transfer or first registration of used vehicle:
- Registration certificate part I (old: vehicle registration document)
- Registration certificate part II (old: vehicle registration document) / operating license - if not available: EC certificate of conformity (for vehicles without registration)
- EC certificate of conformity
- if no registration certificate part II is available:
- Proof of authorization to dispose of the vehicle (purchase contract or invoice)
- Presentation of the vehicle; if not possible, a confirmation from an officially recognized expert or another authority regarding the identification of the vehicle must be submitted
- Foreign vehicle documents and license plates, if applicable
- Vehicle insurance confirmation (eVB number: seven-digit combination of numbers and letters) for the trailer's liability insurance
- Vehicle tax direct debit authorization (SEPA direct debit mandate)
- Identity card or passport or foreign identity card with current registration certificate - maximum 3 months old
- Valid main inspection; inspection period must not have expired
- Registration for sole proprietorship: Business registration
- Registration for companies: Extract from the commercial register or business registration and power of attorney of the managing director with copy of identity card
- Authorization for associations: Extract from the register of associations and power of attorney of the named representative with a copy of the identity card
- Admission to civil law companies: complete overview of the shareholders (usually shareholders' agreement); power of attorney and declaration of the natural person to whom the admission is to be granted (confirmed by all shareholders by signature), identity cards of all shareholders
- If applicable, power of attorney and personal document of the authorized representative
Costs are incurred.
The Road Traffic Fee Regulations (GebOSt) regulate the levying of fees for the activities of the driver's license and registration authorities as well as the officially recognized experts and examiners (aaSoP) in the area of cost law
Link: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/BJNR009800011.html
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In the case of a registered trailer, the transfer (with or without change of owner) must be carried out immediately - usually within 10 days.
Varies depending on the licensing office.
Processing takes place directly at the time of application. An approval is usually completed within 20 to 25 minutes. All formalities can be clarified within this time.
not required
Your local licensing authority.
The registration of a trailer must be applied for at the vehicle registration authority of the district or independent city where the vehicle owner has their main residence.
Legal entities, commercial enterprises or authorities can register their trailer at the registered office of the company/authority or the location of the branch/office involved.
The application can be made by the vehicle owner in person or by an authorized representative.
Forms: can be obtained from your local licensing authority
Online procedure possible: no
Written form required: no
Personal appearance required: no
You must apply for your registration in person:
- Contact your local licensing authority for information on the required documents and forms.
- If possible, make an appointment or, if available, use the online procedure.
- Bring all the required documents and the relevant payment amount with you to your appointment.
- Your documents will be checked directly on site.
- If the check is positive, you will receive your loan during the appointment:
- Your personal license plate,
- the stamped license plates and
- your registration documents.
- There are usually private dealers not far from the registration office where you can have the license plate printed on a license plate immediately afterwards.
Note: You can also be represented by an authorized person. If you are not registered in Germany, you can only apply for the license plate if you name a person authorized to receive it.
Admission must be applied for in person or online.
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
26.08.2019
Zweckverband Kommunale Datenverarbeitung Oldenburg
Elsässer Str. 66
26121 Oldenburg
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38855 Wernigerode, Stadt
Monday: | 08:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 (only with appointment) |
Tuesday | 08:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 16:00 - 17:00 (by appointment only) |
Wednesday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
Thursday | 08:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:00 (by appointment only) |
Friday | closed |
- Harz:
- Application for registration of classic car license plates
- Apply for a green license plate
- Apply for a license plate
- Apply for a license plate change allocation
- Apply for a license plate for electric vehicles
- Apply for a replacement of the Registration Certificate Part I or Part II
- Apply for a seasonal license plate
- Apply for a short-term license plate
- Applying for a registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document)
- Applying for a sticker for electrically powered vehicles from abroad
- Applying for registration for car trailers
- Applying for the issue of a registration certificate part I
- Applying for the re-registration of a vehicle to another owner (transfer)
- Applying for vehicle re-registration
- Disposing of end-of-life vehicles
- In the case of warnings and fines in road traffic, grant the accused the hearing
- Report loss of registration certificate Part I