How does the authority know the technical data of a new vehicle? This page sums up § 74 of the German Vehicle Registration Ordinance of 2023 for the trade.
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.
Last updated: · Zevra editorial team · Reviewed by M. Gabal, owner
What is the database kept for?
The ordinance names 6 purposes.
- proof in the registration procedure that the vehicle conforms to an approved type,
- checking vehicle characteristics under European Union law,
- monitoring and reporting vehicle-specific carbon dioxide emissions,
- determining the vehicle's energy efficiency class,
- statistical processing,
- emissions tests and other market surveillance measures.
Who supplies the data?
The duty lies with the manufacturer holding an EU type approval, or its authorised representative. It transmits the data of every certificate of conformity issued without delay and states the vehicle identification number.
The duty applies when it completes a registration certificate part II for the vehicle or has one issued. For other vehicles it may transmit the data voluntarily.
Which deadlines apply?
| Case | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Report of a vehicle falling under a ban on first registration | at the latest 30 working days before the ban takes effect |
| Report together with the application for an end-of-series approval | at the latest 15 days before the ban takes effect |
| Deletion of the data | 10 years after the day of transmission |
The report states the vehicle identification number, the last permitted date of first registration and the reason for the ban.
Who may retrieve the data?
Registration authorities may retrieve the data automatically with the vehicle identification number. They use them to prove type approval and to check vehicle characteristics.
The manufacturer may be sent its own data in order to correct errors and complete data.
How is the database separated from the vehicle register?
The Federal Motor Transport Authority uses technical and organisational measures to rule out that the database can be linked with the Central Vehicle Register. The same applies to the registration authorities and their local vehicle registers.
What does this mean for dealers?
Once the authority has retrieved the data from the database, proof of EU type approval is deemed provided.
With Zevra the dealer files the first registration in the dealer portal. Registration costs from 10 € per case, deregistration 2 € net, plus official fees.
- 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
Read more
- Documents for vehicle registration: printable checklist per case
- CoC (certificate of conformity): the proof at first registration
- Vehicle registration: 5 special cases on papers and plates in brief
- Registration certificate part I: fields and codes from A to S explained
- Digital registration certificate: what the i-Kfz app changes for keepers and dealers
- Vehicle tax at registration: SEPA mandate and tax arrears
- Temporary registration proof: content, validity and duties
- Digital registration power of attorney: how the dealership registers for the customer with legal certainty
- Vehicle registration without online ID: why the customer needs no eID when the dealership registers
- eVB number in vehicle registration: proof of third-party insurance in the digital application
- Uncovering the security code: registration certificate part I, part II and stickers
- Registration certificate part II lost: procedure, deadlines and consequences for the trade
- Registration certificate part I: duty to carry, markings and loss
- Application for registration: which details and proofs the ordinance requires
- Registration certificate part II: issue, duty to present and new certificate
- Proof of general inspection for online registration: register retrieval or check digit
- Insurance confirmation: content, transmission and notifications to the insurer
- International registration certificate: when it is issued and what it is valid for
- Old German vehicle documents: which papers and plates remain valid
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Sources: Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 74 – Zentrale Datenbank der Übereinstimmungsbescheinigungen · Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 6 – Antrag auf Zulassung · Sources · FZV sections § 74 · FZV sections § 6