Frequently asked questions

Internet-based vehicle registration (i-Kfz) lets you complete registration procedures fully digitally – without visiting the registration office. You identify yourself with your ID card or passport, submit the details from your vehicle documents and then receive the papers and stickers by post. Via iKfz Niedersachsen you start the process and are guided to secure online processing by our service partner.

You save yourself an appointment, the journey and waiting time: the process is possible around the clock from home and is usually handled considerably faster than the classic trip to the authority. Plates and documents arrive conveniently by post.

Yes. Identification is carried out using your ID card or passport, and data transmission is SSL-encrypted throughout. This ensures that only authorised persons can initiate a procedure.

As a rule you need a valid ID card or passport, registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document) and part II (vehicle title), as well as the eVB number from your car insurer.

The registration office at your place of residence or the keeper's registered address is responsible. You will find an overview of the registration offices in Bentheim with addresses and contact details on our “Registration offices” page. During online processing, the responsible office is determined automatically from your data.

Yes. After submitting you receive a confirmation and can follow the processing status of your case with our service partner. You will additionally be informed about key steps by email.

Depending on the procedure, you pay the official fees as well as the costs for plates and shipping conveniently via the payment methods offered by our service partner. You see the total amount transparently before completing the order.

If a procedure is not approved – for example due to incomplete information or missing prerequisites – you will be informed and receive guidance on how to correct it. Amounts already paid for services not rendered will be refunded. In individual cases a visit to the registration office may be necessary.

You select the “New registration” procedure, identify yourself with your ID card or passport and submit the vehicle and keeper data together with the eVB number and the details from the registration certificate. After a successful check you receive the registration certificate and the stickers for your plates by post.

No. Online procedures are completed without an appointment and without appearing in person at the registration office.

Yes. A vehicle that was previously registered and later taken out of service can be re-registered online, provided you have registration certificate parts I and II and no technical modifications need to be recorded.

Online processing is usually very quick; the vehicle may be driven immediately after successful registration. Shipping of the documents and stickers by post then usually takes a few working days.

The official fee depends on the procedure. Added to this are the costs for the licence plates and shipping. You will see the specific total price transparently before completing the order with our service partner.

Cars, motorcycles, trailers and many other vehicles with plates whose security stickers were issued from 2015 onwards can be taken out of service online.

You select the “De-registration” procedure, identify yourself with your ID card or passport and enter the data of the plates and of registration certificate part I. After the check, the vehicle is taken out of service.

You need a valid ID card or passport, registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document) and the vehicle's licence plates.

Yes, keeping the plates is possible. After taking a vehicle out of service you can reserve or keep a plate for a later re-registration, provided the respective deadlines are observed.

After successfully taking the vehicle out of service you receive a confirmation digitally or by post. This serves as proof for the insurer and the tax office (vehicle tax).

Taking a vehicle out of service is not itself “undone”. If you want to use the vehicle again, you carry out a re-registration – which in many cases is also possible online.

Taking a vehicle out of service is particularly inexpensive compared with other procedures. You will see the specific price before completing the order with our service partner.

As a rule you need registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document) and part II (vehicle title), the new keeper's eVB number and their ID card or passport.

Online transfer requires that the new keeper can identify themselves with a German ID card or passport and that a domestic registered address exists. If one party lives abroad, the route via the responsible registration office may be necessary in individual cases.

The online transfer is usually processed quickly. You then receive the new documents and – if the plate is changed – the stickers by post within a few working days.

The fee depends on whether the previous plate is retained or a new one is assigned. You will see the specific total price including any plate and shipping costs before completing the order with our service partner.

To record a new address you need your ID card or passport with the updated address as well as registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document).

A pure change of address is one of the fastest online procedures and is usually completed within a short time. If a new sticker or new documents are required, they are sent by post.

The official fee for a change of address is low. You will see the specific price before completing the order with our service partner.

A personalised plate consists of the district identifier plus one to two letters and one to four digits. It must still be available and must not contain prohibited letter combinations. You can check availability before registration and reserve the plate.

No. With online registration the reserved personalised plate is assigned to your case; you receive the finished plates or stickers by post. Appearing in person is not required.