Cab permit issue

Proceed as follows to obtain a permit for the commercial transportation of passengers by cab:

• Submit a corresponding application to the traffic authority responsible for you in the respective independent city or district and enclose all the necessary documents with the application.
• The authority will process your application and carry out the necessary hearing procedures.
• You will receive notification of the issue or re-issue of a cab permit, including the handover of the permit certificates.

The traffic authority of the respective independent city or district is responsible.

• The safety and efficiency of the company is guaranteed.
• There are no facts indicating that the applicant is unreliable as an entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business.
• The applicant as entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business is professionally qualified.
• The applicant and the contractors commissioned by the applicant to provide transport services must have their registered office or place of business within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.

New applicants and existing entrepreneurs must be given appropriate consideration. Within both groups, consideration is given according to the chronological order in which applications are submitted.

Irrespective of the date of application, subordinate treatment is given,

• who does not intend to pursue the cab trade as their main occupation,
• has not operated his or her cab business as his or her main occupation or has sold or leased it in whole or in part within the last 8 years,
• has not properly fulfilled his or her operating obligations

Only one permit may be issued to an applicant, provided that no more permits can be issued than there are applicants.

New applicants receive their permit for 2 years. During this period, the rights and obligations arising from the permit may not be transferred.

Legal entities under public law are deemed to have fulfilled the requirements.

• Formal application (surname, first name of the applicant; place of residence and place of business; for natural persons: Date of birth, place of birth; number of vehicles, vehicle type, capacity of the vehicles to be used)
• Certificates of employment or examination certificates (for professional suitability) of the applicant or the person appointed to manage the business
• Equity certificate / additional certificate (form according to § 2 paragraph 2 number 2 / § 2 paragraph 3 of the Professional Access Ordinance for Road Passenger Transport PBZugV), not older than 12 months
• Clearance certificate from the tax office, the municipality, the social insurance institution and the employers' liability insurance association, not older than 3 months (from the company, the legal representative and the person appointed to manage the business / traffic management)
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities in accordance with Section 30 (5) BZRG
• Extract from the central trade register in accordance with Section 150 (5) GewO (for companies)
• Extract from the driving aptitude register (FAER)

General documents

• Vehicle list, if applicable rental vehicles with rental contract or leasing list
• Proof of liability insurance for cabs including risk index (WKZ)
• Business registration
• in the case of partnerships, the list of partners, the partnership agreement or other proof of contractual authorization
• Notarized extract from the commercial register

Personenbeförderungsgesetz (PBefG) § 2; Verordnung über den Betrieb von Kraftfahrunternehmen (BoKraft); Verordnung über den Zugang zum Beruf des Straßenpersonenverkehrsunternehmers (PBZugV); Fahrzeugzulassungsverordnung

• § Section 2(1)(4) of the Passenger Transportation Act (PbefG)
• § Section 12 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PbefG)
• § Section 47 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PbefG)
• Ordinance on the operation of road passenger transport companies (BOKraft)
• Professional Access Ordinance for Road Passenger Transport (PBZugV)
• Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)