Report the sale of the vehicle
If there is a change of keeper, the previous keeper or owner must notify the competent registration authority immediately for the purpose of changing the vehicle register.
Depending on the services offered by the registration authority, a corresponding form is available for download.
A notification is not necessary if the purchaser has already informed the registration authority of the changes. The purchaser must notify the registration authority responsible for his place of residence or registered office of the new owner data and the vehicle data immediately after the change of owner and, on request, provide evidence of this, apply for a new registration certificate Part I and submit the registration certificate Part II for the change (transfer).
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the district and the district-free city in which you reside.
In this case, the main residence according to the identity card is decisive. In the case of legal entities, it is the registered office of the principal place of business or the seat of the branch.
Responsible authorities
Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Contact
- Emsland:
- Allocation of classic car license plates (older than 30 years)
- Apply for keeper information from the vehicle register
- Apply for re-registration of your motor vehicle (without change of owner)
- Applying for the first registration of a vehicle (new registration)
- Approval for 100 km/h for motor vehicles with trailers (combinations)
- Fine dust sticker/ environmental sticker Information
- Fine dust sticker/ environmental sticker issue
- Inspection and seal sticker replacement
- License plate Allocation of small plates
- License plate Assignment Small motorcycle license plate
- License plate Replacement for theft
- License plate allocation Seasonal license plate
- License plate replacement for loss
- License plates Allocation of desired number plates
- Motor Vehicle License Plate Allocation Export License Plate
- Motor Vehicle Registration Number Allocation Short Term
- Motor vehicle notification technical change
- Motor vehicle registration when transferring to another holder outside the registration district
- New registration of a motor vehicle from an EU country
- New vehicle registration from non-EU country
- Re-registration of a vehicle
- Registration certificate Part I Amendment
- Registration certificate Part I Issuance
- Registration certificate Part I Replacement
- Registration certificate Part II Issuance
- Registration certificate Part II Replacement
- Registration certificate Part II Status query
- Registration certificate notification - due to loss
- Registration of a motor vehicle with a foreign registration number
- Registration of a used motor vehicle from a non-EU country (abroad)
- Registration of a used motor vehicle from an EU country
- Report the sale of the vehicle
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Towing permit: issue
- Vehicle License Plate Replacement
- Vehicle Registration Number, Allocation Tax-Exempt
- Vehicle license plate exchange for Euro license plates
- Vehicle license plates Allocation of H license plates for historic vehicles
- Vehicle registration in case of transfer to another owner within the registration district
Which documents are required?
The notification must include the registration number of the vehicle, the surname, first name and full address of the purchaser and confirmation that the registration certificate has been handed over.
What are the fees?
Fee: free of charge
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The sale of a vehicle must be reported to the registration authority in writing without delay.
If the previous keeper or owner does not comply with his obligation to notify or if the vehicle is not immediately re-registered or taken out of service, or if the data provided by the new owner or owner prove to be incorrect, the registration authority may request the registration certificate to be submitted to it in the traffic bulletin with a period of four weeks. If the bid expires unsuccessfully, the registration of the vehicle ends. The licensing authority notifies the previous holder or owner of the end of the registration.
It is highly recommended to check the buyer's details with an ID card or passport. The seller remains the owner of the vehicle even after the sale until it has been transferred to a new owner or taken out of service by the latter.
Have the buyer confirm in writing the receipt of the documents handed over (e.g. registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document), registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document), certificate of technical inspections carried out (HU, AU, possibly also SP) as well as other documents such as installation approvals, exemption permits, etc.
If you are selling abroad, you should definitely take the vehicle out of service before selling it so that your owner obligations (motor vehicle liability insurance, motor vehicle tax) are over. A later decommissioning is lengthy and expensive due to the fact that vehicle documents are usually no longer available.
It is also possible for the purchaser to take the vehicle abroad in a way other than the registered condition (e.g. export license plate, transport vehicle and sometimes even with short-term license plates).
Legal basis
Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
Appeal
As a rule, the legal remedy is to bring an action.
