In which form does the large customer receive the notice?

As an electronic notice in the form of a read-only electronic document in its mailbox.

When does the registration take effect with a written notice?

On day 3 following the day on which the registration authority dispatched the notice.

Which date counts as the date of registration?

For first registration, one-day registration and re-registration, the time at which the registration authority issues the administrative act.

Registration notice for large customers: notification

Q: What does registration via Zevra cost?

With Zevra, registration costs from 10 € per case, deregistration 2 € net, plus official fees.

In short: The registration notice for large customers is notified electronically: as a read-only document in a mailbox. If the decision grants the application, the registration authority transmits the date of registration, the fee and, on request, the vehicle and keeper data. If electronic notification fails, a written notice follows; the registration then takes effect on day 3 after dispatch. With Zevra, registration costs from 10 € per case.

When is a registration via the interface deemed granted? This page sums up § 39 and § 40 of the German Vehicle Registration Ordinance of 2023.

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

Registration notice for large customers: notification, effect and immediate putting into service

How is the decision notified?

Applications via the large-customer interface are checked automatically in the portal. Once the check is complete, the registration authority notifies its decision to the large customer.

by an electronic notice,
in the form of a read-only electronic document,
in the mailbox set up for it.

Which data does the large customer receive?

Which data does the large customer receive?
Item	Transmission
Date of registration or deregistration	with every decision granting the application
Amount of the fee set	with every decision granting the application
Complete vehicle data and keeper data	if requested
Document numbers of the registration certificates part I and part II	if requested

If a third party is the keeper, transmitting the vehicle and keeper data requires that party's consent under Annex 12.

What applies if electronic notification fails?

The registration authority then sends a written notice. The registration takes effect on day 3 following the day of dispatch.

In addition the authority informs the large customer of the dispatch by another electronic route.

What applies if the portal is unavailable?

The interface forwards the application to the registration authority's mailbox. The application is then processed manually under the general rules.

If the large customer has agreed, the authority can issue an electronic notice instead of the written one. That notice takes effect on arrival in the mailbox. At the same time the authority can send the temporary registration proof.

From when may the vehicle be put into service?

For first registration, one-day registration and re-registration the authority transmits the registration notice and the temporary registration proof in read-only form to the mailbox. This serves immediate putting into service.

Under § 40, electronic notification takes the place of retrieving the decision. The date of registration is the time at which the authority issues the administrative act.

Can the large customer collect the documents?

On request the registration authority can allow the registration certificates part I and part II to be collected at the authority. The large customer or a third person named by it may collect them after the electronic registration notice has been transmitted.

What does this mean for dealers?

The time of effect decides from when a vehicle can be handed over.

With Zevra the dealer sees the status of every case in the dealer portal. Registration costs from 10 € per case, deregistration 2 € net, plus official fees.

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Digital registration in figures

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

Sources: Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 39 – Bekanntgabe und Wirksamkeit der Entscheidung der Zulassungsbehörde · Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) § 40 – Sofortige Inbetriebsetzung nach Entscheidung der Zulassungsbehörde · Sources · FZV sections § 39 · FZV sections § 40

Registration notice for large customers: notification, effect and immediate putting into service