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Prohibition or restriction of vehicle use by the licensing authority

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If you own or keep a vehicle that no longer meets the legal requirements, the licensing authority can:
- set you a reasonable deadline to remedy the defects or
- restrict or prohibit the operation of the vehicle on public roads.
This may be the case, for example, if your vehicle:
- has serious technical defects
- does not have a valid main and exhaust emission test
- does not have insurance cover
If the licensing authority has doubts as to whether your vehicle fulfils the legal requirements, it can order that you:
- submit an expert opinion from an officially recognised body or
- demonstrate the vehicle
If you are prohibited from operating your vehicle, exceptions are possible for journeys under certain conditions:
- to the registration office
- to the main inspection
- to an expertise centre
If you use your vehicle even though the registration office has prohibited this, you are liable to prosecution. This can lead to a fine and points in the driving aptitude register (points in Flensburg).
Who should I contact?
Road traffic authority
Legal basis
- § 5 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
What else should I know?
If you notice that another vehicle no longer fulfils the registration requirements, you can inform the relevant registration authority. This is possible, for example, if:
- General inspection (HU) expired, the so-called TÜV
- Obvious technical defects
Short text
- if vehicles no longer fulfil the legal requirements, the licensing authority can:
  - set a reasonable deadline for remedying the defects or
  - restrict or prohibit the operation of the vehicle on public roads
- Defects must be rectified or the vehicle must be taken out of service
- Authorisation authority can issue an order in case of doubt:
  - Expert opinion from an officially recognised body
  - Demonstration of the vehicle
- in case of prohibition under certain conditions exceptions possible for journeys:
  - to the registration office
  - to the main inspection
  - to an expertise centre
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