Mietwagengenehmigung: Übertragung beantragen

Do you want to transfer the license for your rental car business from another entrepreneur to yourself? You must submit an application to do this.

You must submit an application to transfer the permit for the commercial transportation of passengers by rental car. You can submit this to the transport authority responsible for you in the respective independent city or district.

• informal justification why the car rental permit should be taken over
• concluded contract between the surrendering and the accepting contracting party, from which the will to transfer must be evident
• Formal application (surname, first name of the applicant; place of residence and operation; in case of natural persons, date of birth, place of birth; number of vehicles, type of vehicle, capacity of the vehicles to be used)
• Service certificates or examination certificates (on professional qualification) of the applicant or the person appointed to run the business
• Certificate of equity / additional certificate (form according to § 2 para. 2 no. 2/ § 2 para. 3 of the Ordinance on the admission to the occupation of road passenger transport operator -PBZugV), not older than 3 months
• Certificate of no objection from the tax office, the municipality, the social insurance carrier 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) of the German Federal Law on Civil and Professional Conduct (BZRG)
• Extract from the Central Trade Register in accordance with Section 150 (5) GewO (in the case of companies)
• Extract from the driving aptitude register (FAER)

General documents:

• Vehicle list, if applicable rental vehicles with rental agreement or leasing list
• Proof of liability insurance for rental vehicles including risk indicator (WKZ)
• Business registration

• There is a concluded contract between the transferring and the accepting contracting party, from which the will to transfer is evident.
• The safety and efficiency of the business are guaranteed.
• There are no facts indicating the unreliability of the applicant as an entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business.
• The applicant as entrepreneur or the person appointed for the management of the business is professionally suitable.
• The applicant and the entrepreneurs appointed by him or her to perform transport services have their place of business or their branch office within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.
• In the case of legal entities under public law, the requirements are deemed to have been met.

The amount of the fees depends on

• the number of vehicles and
• the term of the permit.

Proceed as follows to obtain a transfer of the permit for the commercial transportation of passengers by rental car:

• Submit a corresponding application to the transport 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 transfer of the rental car permit, including the handover of the permit certificates.

The processing time may vary between the responsible transport authorities. The processing time may depend, among other things, on whether all documents relevant to the decision have been submitted or whether additional documents are required.

Deadlines do not start to run until an application that is ready for a decision has been submitted. If your application is complete, a decision will be made on it within 3 months. The deadline can be extended by 3 months if necessary.

• Appeal. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.
• Appeal to the administrative court

• Transfer of rental car permit
• The transfer of the permit for commercial passenger transport by hire car to another operator must be applied for at the competent transport authority
• responsible: Traffic authority of the respective independent city or district

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

Forms available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No