Request permission for rental car
Performance specification
You need a permit for the commercial transport of persons with rental cars. You can submit an application to this effect to the transport authority responsible for you in the respective independent city or district.
Requirements
- The safety and efficiency of the business is guaranteed.
- There are no facts indicating the unreliability of the applicant as an entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business.
- The applicant as entrepreneur or the person appointed to manage the business is professionally qualified.
- The applicant and the entrepreneurs appointed by the applicant to provide transport services must have their registered office or place of business within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.
- Legal entities under public law are deemed to fulfil the requirements.Which documents are required?
- Formal application (surname, first name of the applicant; place of residence and place of business; in the case of natural persons, date of birth, place of birth; number of vehicles, type of vehicle, capacity of the vehicles to be used)
- Service certificates or examination certificates (on professional aptitude) of the applicant or the person appointed to manage the business
- Equity certificate / additional certificate (form in accordance with § 2 paragraph 2 number 2/ § 2 paragraph 3 of the Berufszugangsverordnung für den Straßenpersonenverkehr -PBZugV), not older than 3 months
- Certificate of no objection from the tax office, the municipality, the social insurance institutions and the employers' liability insurance association, not older than 3 months (from the company, the legal representative and the person appointed to manage the business / traffic management).
- Certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities in accordance with § 30 Paragraph 5 BZRG
- Extract from the Central Trade Register according to § 150 paragraph 5 GewO (for companies)
- Extract from the Driving Aptitude Register (FAER)
General documentation:
- Vehicle list, if applicable rental vehicles with rental agreement or leasing list
- Proof of liability insurance for rental cars including risk indicator (WKZ)
- Business registration
What are the fees?
The amount of the fees depends on
- the number of vehicles and
- the term of the authorisation
What deadlines do I have to observe?
Deadlines only start to run when a decision-ready application is submitted. If your application is complete, a decision will be taken on it within a period of 3 months. The deadline can be extended by 3 months if necessary.
Legal basis
Who do I need to contact?
The competent authority in municipalities with more than 7,500 inhabitants is the magistrate/community council, otherwise the district committee at the registered office or branch of your company.