Motor vehicles: inspection and seal stickers

  • Service description

    If the registration district of a registered vehicle is changed, the official seal stickers on the previous licence plate are removed by the registration authority of the new registration district. This is done in the course of the new registration. It is not permitted to register the vehicle in the new registration district without the previous licence plates having been removed.

    The official licence plates must also be invalidated by the registration office by removing the official seal stickers when the vehicle is taken out of service, re-registered or when the type of licence plate is changed.

    Note:

    • When registering a vehicle that is still registered abroad, the foreign licence plates must be presented.
    • In the event of theft or loss of a licence plate, any remaining licence plate must be presented.
    • If a test or seal sticker becomes unusable or is lost (e.g. in the car wash), you should replace it immediately or have a new sticker affixed to avoid unnecessary trouble.

    Attention:

    A vehicle with cancelled licence plates may only be operated on public roads in exceptional cases in connection with the registration.

  • Which documents are required?

    When renewing the inspection and/or seal stickers on the licence plate, you need:

    • Registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document)
    • for a vehicle taken out of service before 1 October 2005:
      the deregistration certificate
    • the licence plate on which the sticker is damaged or from which the sticker has come off
    • if the HU inspection sticker has been lost or has become unusable:
      Report of the last main inspection (HU), unless the relevant data can be found on the registration certificate part I or the deregistration certificate

  • Remarks

    Authorised by the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transport and Regional Development. Status: 11 December 2012.

  • Typing

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Who should I contact?

Contact the vehicle registration authority in your district or city.

Local jurisdiction is determined by

  • for natural persons, according to the place of residence of the vehicle owner (main residence according to the identity card),
  • in the case of legal entities, according to the registered office of the main or branch office; this also applies to partnerships entered in the commercial register (e.g. OHG and KG) or to a registered merchant.

Responsible departments