Fahrerlaubnis: Ersatz der Betriebserlaubnis von zulassungsfreien Fahrzeugen nach Verlust beantragen

Have you lost the operating license of your registration-free vehicle, has it been stolen or has it become illegible? Then you need to apply for a replacement document.

You must apply for a replacement document for the operating license of your unregistered vehicle in the event of

• loss
• theft
• illegibility.

If the operating license has been stolen, you must report this to the police. If you lose the operating license or it has been destroyed, the registration office may require you to make a declaration in lieu of an oath that your statements are correct.

If you have an unregistered vehicle that belongs to a type approved by the European Union (EU) and whose technical data is no longer available, you must apply for a replacement operating permit from the registration office. This requires an expert opinion from an officially recognized expert or a technical service appointed to test complete vehicles of the respective vehicle class.

If the manufacturer no longer exists or the vehicle does not have a type approval, you must submit an expert opinion from an officially recognized expert or a technical service designated to test complete vehicles of the respective vehicle class. You can use the certificate to apply for a replacement type approval at the registration office.

• valid identity card or passport
• for commercially used vehicles: additional proof of ownership
• in the event of loss:
  • Declaration of loss or affidavit or police report of loss
  • ID document of the person(s) responsible
  • Possibly a confirmation from the vehicle owner
  • in the event of loss by associations/companies: extract from the commercial register, business registration, extract from the register of associations
• In the event of theft: confirmation from the police that the theft has been reported
• If applicable, expert opinion according to § 21 StVZO

You must apply for the issue of a new operating license at your responsible registration 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 from 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, the clearance certificate must be submitted to a testing organization. The testing organization will issue a technical report. The registration office can issue the replacement type approval on the basis of the test organization's report.

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 ambulance chairs from the former GDR that were first put on the market before March 1, 1991
• trailers from the former GDR production without registration.

• Contradiction

• Permission to operate vehicles without registration; replacement after notification of loss
• A replacement document for the operating license of vehicles not requiring registration must be applied for in the event of
  • loss
  • theft
  • illegibility.
• Immediately report the loss to the registration authority and apply for a new copy of the vehicle document
• On request: affidavit on the loss of the vehicle document
• In the event of theft, a report must also be made to the police.
• If necessary, a new report must be drawn up.
• A clearance certificate is required for this.
• zResponsible: local vehicle registration authority

locally responsible vehicle registration authority