Apply for day registration for a vehicle

Day licences can be applied for under certain conditions as follows:

• On site at the competent licensing authority
• online via the i-Kfz portal
• online via the major customer interface (GKS) of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)

Application on site:

• You or your representative submit an application for day registration of your new vehicle to the local vehicle registration office.
• The following data is recorded on site during day registration: for natural persons:
  • Surname, maiden name, first name,
  • Order or artist name, if applicable,
  • Date and place of birth or, if this is not known, country of birth,
  • Gender and address
• for legal entities and authorities:
  • Name or designation and
  • address
  • for associations of persons (e.g. partnerships, corporations, registered associations):
  • Representation with data of natural or legal persons
  • Name of the association
• After a successful one-day registration, you will receive a provisional registration certificate stating the licence plate number of the registered vehicle and the period of validity.
• As part of the process, an automatic check is carried out for
  • Motor vehicle tax arrears,
  • Fee arrears according to the respective state law

Online application via the i-Kfz portal:
Legal entities and natural persons with fewer than 500 registration applications per year can apply for one-day registrations online via the i-Kfz portal of the relevant registration authority.

• Call up the i-Kfz portal of your competent vehicle registration authority and prove your identity using one of the following methods:
  • Online ID function of your identity card
  • Electronic residence permit (eAT)
  • BundID with ELSTER certificate
  • BUND corporate account with ELSTER certificate
• Fill in the application form with the following information:
  • Vehicle licence plate number and, if applicable, vehicle identification number (VIN)
  • Security code of the registration certificate part II
  • eVB number of the insurance company as proof of motor vehicle liability insurance
  • Account details
  • Licence plate: select the next available licence plate and enter the desired licence plate or the reserved licence plate.
• Pay the fee via an ePayment system.
• Confirm your entries and the application.
• Your application is automatically checked in real time.
• Your registration certificate and provisional registration certificate with daily authorisation will be made available to you online immediately. Download it within 30 minutes or send it by e-mail to your e-mail address.
• Print out your daily registration certificate and affix it visibly to the vehicle.

Online application via the large customer interface (GKS) of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)
Legal entities with more than 500 registration applications per year can apply for one-day registrations online via the KBA's GKS:

• Call up the "Key account data" area via the "KBA-Online" online portal.
• Register with your ELSTER company account at the KBA
• Apply for the day licences you require.
• GKS checks your registration applications and forwards error-free applications to the relevant i-Kfz portals.
• If, in exceptional cases, the i-Kfz portal is not available, the applications are sent to the responsible registration authority for semi-automated processing.
• The local competent registration authority decides on the individual application, checks any outstanding fees and the availability of the licence plate.
• Re-registration, including transmission of the provisional proof of admission, takes place electronically by e-mail.
   

responsible vehicle registration office

• The vehicle is subject to registration.
• The vehicle has not yet been registered.
• You have no outstanding fees and expenses from previous authorisation processes of more than EUR 30.
• You have no motor vehicle tax debts of EUR 5 or more. This also includes late payment penalties, interest and late payment penalties.
   

• natural persons:
  • Identity card, eID card, BundID or electronic residence permit (eAT)
• legal entities:
  • BUND corporate account with ELSTER certificate
• Registration certificate part II with security code (formerly vehicle registration document)
• Proof of valid motor vehicle liability insurance with eVB number
• for the collection of motor vehicle tax:
  • Bank details or SEPA mandate of the owner of the vehicle
     

Fee number 221 Annex to the German Road Traffic Fee Regulations (GebOSt)

• § Section 7 of the Vehicle Licensing Ordinance (FZV)
• § 28 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
• Fee number 259 Annex to §1 Fee regulations for road traffic measures (GebOSt)

• Contradiction

• Information on internet-based vehicle registration on the website of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and Transport (BMDV)
• Information on digital vehicle registration for major customers on the website of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)

• Day registration of a vehicle subject to registration Issue
• Daily admission is
  • the first registration of a vehicle subject to registration
  • valid for the day of first registration
• Day registration must be applied for at the local vehicle registration office (usually the authority of the applicant's place of residence)
• Proof of registration must be visibly displayed in the vehicle
• Special feature day registration: no stamping of the licence plates necessary
• The vehicle is automatically deregistered at the end of the day of first registration
• Application:
  • online at the i-Kfz portal of the responsible municipality
  • On site at the responsible registration office
  • for wholesalers with more than 500 registrations per year online at the Wholesale Customer Interface (GKS) of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)
• Responsible: competent vehicle registration office

• Apply for day registration for a vehicle

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