Applying for the replacement of the operating license of unregistered vehicles after loss

You must apply for a new operating license from your responsible licensing authority.

• If the technical data for the vehicle is stored at the registration office, a replacement document can be issued immediately.
• If the technical data for the vehicle is not stored, you must apply for a clearance certificate at the registration office. The clearance certificate must then be submitted to the manufacturer, who can issue a replacement type approval.
• If the manufacturer no longer exists or the vehicle does not have EU type approval, a clearance certificate from a testing organization must be submitted. The testing organization will issue a technical report. With the report from the testing organization, the registration office can issue you with the replacement type approval.

District administrations and city administrations of the independent cities and, in some cases, the large cities belonging to the district.

• valid identity card or passport
• For commercially used vehicles, appropriate proof
• Proof of ownership for the vehicle
• in the event of loss:
  • Declaration of loss and, on request, affidavit or
  • Loss report to the police
• in the event of theft:
  • Police confirmation of the theft report
• Expert opinion based on the clearance certificate, if applicable

• § Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act (StVG)
• § 21 Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO)
• § 13 Regulation on the EC approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (EC Vehicle Approval Regulation - EG-FGV)
• § Section 19 (2-4) of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO)

Contradiction

The following information is available:

If you find the operating license you thought you had lost after the replacement document has been issued, you must return the old document to the registration authority immediately.

The Federal Motor Transport Authority can issue you with proof of the general operating license issued for vehicles manufactured in the former GDR if you have lost it. This applies to:

• Mopeds (mokicks, mopeds)
• Bicycles with auxiliary motor
• Light motorcycles from the former GDR that were first put on the road before March 1, 1992
• motorized medical wheelchairs from the former GDR that were first put on the market before March 1, 1991
• trailers from the former GDR production without registration

• Operation of unregistered vehicles Permit replacement after notification of loss
• A replacement document for the operating license of unregistered vehicles must be requested from
  • Loss
  • Theft
  • Illegibility
• Immediately report the loss to the registration authority and apply for the vehicle document to be reissued
• On request: affidavit on the loss of the vehicle document
• theft must also be reported to the police
• New expert opinion may have to be prepared
• A clearance certificate is required for this
• Responsible: locally competent vehicle registration authority