Applying for a vehicle to be taken out of service

If you want to deregister your vehicle, you must apply for it to be taken out of service. This also applies to trailers.

Once you have deregistered the vehicle, you may no longer drive it on the road or park it in public areas.

If you do not have your vehicle scrapped, you can usually have the vehicle's licence plate reserved for later re-registration for up to one year.

Related forms and processes

You can decommission your vehicle

locally competent vehicle registration authority

You can submit the application in person or through your representative to the competent licensing authority.

There is no deadline.

if available: completed application form
Registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document),
with list of trailers, if applicable
Licence plates
if applying on behalf of a representative: valid identification document of the representative applying for the vehicle to be deregistered on site. A power of attorney from the owner is required.

If the vehicle is scrapped, the following must also be submitted

Proof of realisation or
Declaration of whereabouts if the vehicle is being disposed of abroad
Registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document), if this has been issued

Administrative fee:EUR 2.10 for deregistering the vehicle via an i-KFZ portal
Administrative fee:EUR 15.90 for deregistration of the vehicle on site at the competent registration authority

Processing usually takes place immediately.

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Contradiction

Fahrzeugzulassungsverordnung (FZV)

Anlage Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt) - Einzelnorm Ziffer 224

machine generated, based on the German release by: Verkehrsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 19.02.2024