What do breaches of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance cost? This page lists the standard rates from the annex to the German Schedule of Fines Ordinance.
Zevra is the B2B platform for digital vehicle registration for car dealers, registration services and fleets: cases are entered in the dealer portal and filed nationwide by power of attorney with qualified electronic signature – from €10 per registration, no base fee, no minimum volume.
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What do breaches concerning registration and plates cost?
| Breach | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| Vehicle put into operation without the required registration | 70 euros |
| Put into operation outside the season plate's operating period or after the expiry date of the short-term or export plate | 50 euros |
| Plate not designed or fitted as prescribed | 10 euros |
| Prescribed plate is missing | 60 euros |
| Plate fitted with glass, film or similar covers | 65 euros |
What do breaches concerning documents and notifications cost?
- registration certificate part I not carried: 10 euros,
- duty to report changes, change of residence, sale or purchase breached: 15 euros,
- vehicle not taken out of service, or not properly: 15 euros,
- operating ban for breach of reporting duties not observed: 40 euros.
The reporting duty concerns keepers, sellers and buyers.
What applies to red plates and short-term plates?
| Breach | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| Entry in the vehicle document booklet omitted or red plate not returned | 10 euros |
| Short-term plate or historic plate used for inadmissible journeys or on another vehicle | 50 euros |
| Records of journeys with red plates not made, stored or handed over | 25 euros |
| Vehicle document booklet not carried | 10 euros |
| Vehicle document for short-term plates not carried | 20 euros |
What does a breach in internet-based registration cost?
A keeper who does not fit a sticker carrier, does not fit it in time or not properly pays 40 euros. If the sticker carrier is fitted on a plate with a different registration number, it is 65 euros.
Putting a vehicle into operation without the sticker carriers sent costs 70 euros.
What does standard rate mean?
The amounts set in the schedule of fines are standard rates. They assume ordinary circumstances and, in this section, negligent commission.
For a standard rate of up to 55 euros, a corresponding warning fine is charged.
What does this mean for dealers?
For dealers, red plates and short-term plates deserve the closest look.
With Zevra the dealer files registration and deregistration in the dealer portal. Registration costs from 10 € per case, deregistration 2 € net, plus official fees.
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- Temporary registration proof: valid for 10 days
- Documents posted by the authority: within 6 days
- Digital deregistration: documents from 01.01.2015
- Digital registration: documents from 01.01.2018
- Registration with Zevra: €10 net
- Deregistration with Zevra: €2 net · base fee: €0
Deadlines and cut-off dates according to: Bundesministerium für Verkehr
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Sources: Bußgeldkatalog-Verordnung (BKatV) Anlage – Bußgeldkatalog, Abschnitt Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung · Bußgeldkatalog-Verordnung (BKatV) § 1 – Bußgeldkatalog · Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 77 – Ordnungswidrigkeiten · Sources · FZV sections § 77 · Vehicle figures: tax, insurance, fines