Please enter a search term.
IMPORTANT: Select a location.To obtain application forms, location-specific information and contacts, select a town or zip code.

For an area outside of Lower Saxony and foreign languages, some menu items and functions are not available. Please go to the service page of the respective country.

Please specify an area.

Your selected location: Emsland

Which place to enter?

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.

New registration of a motor vehicle from an EU country


Vehicles may only be used on public roads if they are approved for traffic. In the case of a new vehicle with a general type approval or EC type approval, you must apply for the allocation of an official registration number.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the district, the independent city and the municipality, joint municipality and city entrusted with this task.

In this case, the main residence according to the identity card is decisive. In the case of legal entities, this is the registered office of the principal place of business or the seat of the branch.

Responsible authorities


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

Contact

Reiner Egbring
Telephone: 05931 44-4004
Room:
K II, 4
responsible for:

Applications / forms

  • SEPA-Lastschriftmandat (ausfüllbar)

    Download
  • SEPA-Lastschriftmandat, gültig ab 24.03.2014

    Download
  • Vollmacht zur Fahrzeugzulassung - NEU

    Download
  • Zulassung: Info - SEPA

    Download

Which documents are required?

  • Completed application forms, if applicable
  • Valid identification document (identity card or passport of the vehicle owner; upon presentation of the passport, also a current registration certificate - not older than three months)
  • possibly foreign vehicle documents, otherwise purchase contract or import certificate
  • CoC papers (incl. pollutant class / emission code) or if not available: expert opinion according to §13 EG-FGV or expert opinion according to § 21 StVZO
  • Electronic insurance confirmation (eVB)
  • Bank details for vehicle tax (SEPA direct debit mandate)

Further information can be obtained from your local licensing authority.

  • If necessary, e.g. additional evidence of:
    • Name and address of the applicant as well as the tax office responsible for him in accordance with § 21 of the Tax Code
    • Name and address of the supplier
    • Day of first commissioning
    • Mileage on the day of delivery
    • Vehicle type, vehicle manufacturer (brand), vehicle type and vehicle identification number
    • Use
    • if represented by a third party: your written power of attorney and your identity document (original); the authorised representative must be able to identify himself with his valid identity card/passport.
    • in the case of admission to minors: the written declaration of consent of the legal guardians and their identity cards (in the original); If applicable, a certificate of sole custody (so-called "negative certificate") for single parents

What are the fees?

The fee is levied in accordance with the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt). Their amount depends on various factors. In individual cases, information can be obtained from the locally competent licensing authority.

What else should I know?

Vehicles whose first registration in another EU member state was not more than 6 months ago or whose previous mileage is less than 6,000 km are considered new vehicles according to § 1b UStG.

If there are vehicle tax arrears or if you have arrears of fees and expenses from previous registration procedures, the registration authority will refuse registration until you have paid them.
 
If someone registers your vehicle on your behalf, the authorised representative must provide a written power of attorney from you. This must also include a declaration of consent for the licensing authority to inform the authorised representative of any arrears of fees and expenses.

Legal basis

Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)

Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt)

Appeal

As a rule, the legal remedy is to bring an action.

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