Applying for deregistration / deregistration for a vehicle
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.
Responsible authority
locally competent vehicle registration authority
Contact
Details
Prerequisite
You can decommission your vehicle
- if you intend to sell it,
- if you are temporarily not using it or
- if you have it scrapped.
Procedure
You can submit the application either in person or through your representative at the relevant registration authority or online via the i-Kfz portal. You can use the i-Kfz-Portal if your vehicle was last registered no longer than 1 January 2015, so that the necessary security code is already present on the registration document Part I (formerly the vehicle registration document). No identification of the owner is required for online deregistration.
If you would like to deregister your vehicle online, please follow these steps:
1. call up the i-Kfz portal of the responsible registration authority (the link can be found above in the "Online application" section).
2. Enter the vehicle's licence plate number in the application mask of the i-Kfz portal.
3. Uncover the security code of the registration certificate part I .
4remove the cover from the stamp stickers on the licence plate (note: as soon as the security codes are exposed, the licence plate is invalid and the vehicle may no longer be used on the road).
5. Enter the exposed security codes in the application screen of the i-vehicle portal.
6. If necessary, reserve licence plates if you wish to re-register the vehicle with the same licence plates in the same registration district at a later date.
7. Application data is automatically validated.
8. Online payment of the fee: You will be forwarded directly to the payment service provider. The choice of payment method varies depending on the licensing authority. As a rule, you can pay by credit card or PayPal.
9. Confirm entries and application.
10. Application is automatically checked in real time.
11. Confirmation of deregistration immediately available online.
12. The registration authority sends a letter informing you of the deregistration by post to the owner's address stored in the Central Vehicle Register (ZFZR).
If one of the steps is not completed successfully, you can contact the responsible registration authority.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- if available: completed application form
- Registration certificate part I (formerly vehicle licence),
- with list of trailers, if applicable
- Licence plates
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
Costs
- Administrative fee: EUR 2.10 for deregistering the vehicle via the i-Kfz portal
- Administrative fee: 15.90 EUR for deregistration of the vehicle on site at the responsible registration authority
Processing time
Processing usually takes place immediately.
Miscellaneous
Please keep the registration certificate part I and II for possible later re-registration or sale of the vehicle. When deregistered, your vehicle may no longer be parked on public roads or in public places.
Legal basis
Fahrzeugzulassungsverordnung (FZV):
- § 16 (FZV) Absatz 1 Außerbetriebsetzung, Wiederzulassung
- § 17 (FZV) Verwertungsnachweis
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Verkehrsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 11.02.2025