Vehicle data to insurer and tax office: what the registration authority transmits

Who learns of a registration? This page sums up § 62 and § 63 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: 2026-10-12 · Zevra editorial team · Reviewed by M. Gabal, owner

Which data does the insurer receive?

• the number plate and the date of allocation,
• vehicle class, type, vehicle identification number and rated power,
• name and address of the keeper,
• a note on a change of insurer and keeper,
• the date of deregistration,
• the use of the vehicle.

The purpose of the transfer is the performance of the insurance contract.

On which occasions are the data transmitted?

What applies to red plates, short-term plates and export plates?

Separate data sets apply to these plates. Among other things the validity period of the plate and the end of insurance cover are transmitted.

For short-term plates the vehicle identification number, vehicle class and body type are added.

What does the tax office learn?

The registration authority reports keeper data and vehicle data to the tax authorities responsible for vehicle tax. This applies to vehicles subject to registration with number plates and to red plates.

For VAT the competent tax office receives the data on the purchase of new vehicles from other EU states.

How does the transfer work technically?

The transfer is electronic. To the insurers it may run via the Federal Motor Transport Authority through a joint body of the insurers.

The tax data go via the Federal Motor Transport Authority. It transmits them to the competent authority without delay and then deletes them without delay; other purposes are not permitted.

What does this mean for dealers?

With registration, insurer and tax administration automatically learn of the vehicle.

With Zevra the dealer enters the data once in the dealer portal. Registration costs from 10 € per case, deregistration 2 € net, plus official fees.

Read more

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• Change of address after a move: re-registering a vehicle online
• Keeper's change of name: having the vehicle documents changed
• Reporting vehicle changes: what must be reported without delay
• Registering rental cars and taxis: reporting the use and meeting deadlines
• HU intervals: when is the general inspection due for which vehicle?
• Compulsory deregistration: when the authority takes a vehicle off the road
• Registration offences: what section 77 FZV lists
• Foreign vehicle in Germany: how long it may drive without German registration
• German vehicle registers: which vehicle and keeper data is stored
• Retrieval from the vehicle register: search keys, occasions and transmission block
• German vehicle register: when data is deleted after deregistration
• General inspection in the vehicle register: which data are stored
• KBA notifications to registration authorities: new plate, theft and duplicates
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Sources: Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 62 – Übermittlung von Daten an die Versicherer · Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 63 – Mitteilungen an die Finanzbehörden · Sources · FZV sections § 62 · FZV sections § 63