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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Exemption from the driving ban on Sundays and public holidays: Authorisation


In Germany, on Sundays and public holidays between 00:00 and 22:00, lorries with a permissible total weight of more than 7.5 tonnes and trailers behind lorries are not allowed to operate.

The prohibition shall not apply to the carriage of fresh milk, fresh meat and fish or perishable fruit and vegetables, to certain combined road-rail freight transport up to a distance of 200 km or port-road transport up to a distance of 150 km.

Under certain conditions, exceptions to the driving ban on Sundays or public holidays may be granted.

Preconditions

An exemption may only be granted if certain conditions are met, such as:

  • Supplying the population with perishable food
  • Timely loading and unloading of seagoing vessels
  • Maintaining the operation of public utilities or transport facilities.

An exemption shall be granted upon written request. Applications can be submitted by fax.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the district, the district-free city, the large independent city and the independent municipalities.

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Marc Hilmes
Telephone: 05931 44-5044
Room:
K II, 44
responsible for:

Which documents are required?

Informal application with justification and certificate of urgency

What are the fees?

Fee: 105,00 - 160,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
for 1 year according to the scale of road transport charges (GebOSt)

Fee: 55,00 - 95,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
for individual approval in accordance with the scale of charges for road traffic measures (GebOst)

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

An individual permit is valid for a journey with a vehicle or a combination of vehicles.

A permanent exemption of up to one year may only be granted if, in addition to the requirements for an individual licence, the need for regular transport is established.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)