Erstzulassung eines Fahrzeugs Erteilung

Section 3 paragraph 1 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__3.html
§ 6 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__6.html

If you want to drive a new vehicle on the road, you must register it for the first time.

If you own a new vehicle, you may only use it on the road once it has been registered.
Through registration, you will receive your vehicle's registration documents and an assigned license plate. After the license plates are attached, you can drive the new vehicle on public roads and park it in public spaces. Tax and insurance obligations also begin.

• valid identity card, electronic residence permit (eAT) or passport with current registration confirmation
• Registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document; if completed by the manufacturer)
• CoC paper or EEC certificate of conformity
• Electronic insurance confirmation as an eVB code (available from your car insurance company)
• Original SEPA combined mandate for collecting vehicle tax via direct debit (form can be found under Services and Links). If the tax is to be paid not by the owner themselves but by a so-called third party willing to pay, a copy of the third party's ID card is required.
• Appointment confirmation
• When registering a motorhome: original purchase contract or invoice

Additionally, if another person submits the application on your behalf:

• Power of attorney in original
• Copy of the principal's identity card
• Original identity card of the authorized representative

Additionally for companies or associations:

• Company or association certificate (e.g. extract from the commercial register or association register)

The LBV reserves the right to conduct identity checks on the vehicle in individual cases. The vehicle may need to be presented for this purpose.

Please note that if you deregister your previous vehicle at the same time (appointment "Registration of a brand new vehicle and deregistration"), additional documents are required. You can find out what you need for deregistration under Deregistering a vehicle.

• Her main residence is in Hamburg
• For companies: Your place of business or the location of the company’s or trader’s branch is in Hamburg.
• You own a new vehicle.

The fees for initial registration range from EUR 26.30 to EUR 60.00. The exact amount can only be determined on-site based on the complete documentation. The basis for this is the German Fee Schedule for Measures in Road Traffic (GebOSt).

• Book an appointment online.
• Bring all necessary documents with you.
• Your request will be processed on site.
• Documents and signs will be given to you.
• Your vehicle is registered.

Alternatively, you can register your vehicle online using the online service Internet-based vehicle registration (i-Kfz).

New registration is usually granted immediately.

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Appointment booking

• Visit our website to book an appointment (see link below).
• Select the category: Vehicle registration
• Then select: registration of a brand new vehicle (except motorhomes) or registration of a brand new motorhome or registration of a brand new vehicle and deregistration .
• Follow the steps to reserve an appointment.
• You will receive an email. Confirm your reservation using the link in the email.
• You will receive an appointment confirmation. Please bring it with you to your appointment.

If the keeper and owner of the vehicle are not the same person, the LBV must be informed of the name to whom the vehicle is to be registered. This applies, for example, to leased vehicles.

Contradiction

• New vehicles must be registered before being used on the road.
• Registration documents and license plates are issued.
• After the license plates have been attached, the vehicle may be driven on public roads and parked on public areas.
• Tax and insurance obligations begin.

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