Motor vehicle: Dispose of end-of-life vehicle (proof of utilisation)

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Under certain conditions, you can return your old car to the manufacturer or importer free of charge.

  • Service description

    Since 01.01.2007, as the last owner of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (i.e. vehicles for the transport of goods up to 3.5 tonnes), you have the option of returning the end-of-life vehicles you wish to dispose of to the manufacturer or importer free of charge.
    These are obliged to take back end-of-life vehicles and must set up a nationwide take-back system themselves or through authorised third parties.

    If a vehicle is finally decommissioned and disposed of, a certified end-of-life vehicle recycling company must issue a certificate of destruction for the vehicle registration authority.

  • Procedure

    If you wish to have your disused vehicle disposed of, you must hand it over to a recognised collection or take-back point or a recognised dismantling company.

    • There you will receive a certificate of destruction, which you must present to the vehicle registration office for deregistration.
    • Authorised companies in your area can be obtained from the regional council as the waste authority, from the motor vehicle guilds and on the Internet on the pages of the Joint Agency for End-of-Life Vehicles (GESA) and the vehicle manufacturers.
       

  • Responsible office

    Responsible:

    • Information on collection points and recognised dismantling facilities:
      • Joint Centre for End-of-Life Vehicles of the Federal States (GESA)
      • Regional councils
    • Deregistration and receipt of the proof of utilisation:
      • Vehicle registration office

  • Prerequisites

    • The end-of-life vehicle must contain all essential parts, components and electronic control units before being recycled
    • The vehicle must be registered in the European Union at least 1 month prior to final immobilisation.
       

  • Which documents are required?

    Proof of recycling from the certified end-of-life vehicle recycling company

  • What fees are incurred?

    Prepayment: No

  • Legal basis

  • Short text

    • Transfer of a vehicle Certificate
    • Applies to the last holder of vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes
    • Possibility of free return to manufacturer or importer
    • Condition: No missing essential components, minimum duration of authorisation in the EU before final decommissioning: 1 month
    • End-of-life vehicle recycling company is obliged to issue a recycling certificate
    • Responsible:
      • Information on collection points and recognised dismantling facilities:
        • Joint Centre for End-of-Life Vehicles of the Federal States (GESA)
        • Regional councils
      • Deregistration and receipt of the proof of utilisation:
        • Vehicle registration office
           

  • Issuing body

    Hessian Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection

  • Typing

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Who should I contact?

Please contact your local vehicle registration office to deregister your vehicle and provide proof of disposal.

Information on collection points and recognised dismantling facilities can be obtained from the regional councils in Darmstadt, Giessen and Kassel as well as from the Joint Agency for End-of-Life Vehicles of the Federal States (GESA).

Responsible departments