Motor vehicle: Owner enquiry

  • Service description

    If you wish to assert, secure or enforce or satisfy or defend legal claims in connection with participation in road traffic (e.g. claims for damages against the other party involved in an accident and their motor vehicle liability insurance) or to bring a private action for offences committed in road traffic, but only know the registration number of the vehicle involved in the accident, it is possible to find out the owner and thus their insurance by means of an owner enquiry (so-called simple register information).

  • Which documents are required?

    The information must be requested in writing, stating the vehicle data or the personal details of the owner. It must be stated that the information is required to assert, secure or enforce or to satisfy or defend against legal claims in connection with participation in road traffic (e.g. claims for damages against the other party involved in the accident and their motor vehicle liability insurance) or to bring a private prosecution for offences committed in road traffic.

  • What fees are incurred?

    The information fee is 5.10 euros and can be claimed from the opposing party's liability insurance as an accident claim item.

  • Legal basis

    § Section 39 (1) of the Road Traffic Act

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Who should I contact?

Contact the vehicle registration office in whose area the other party's vehicle is registered. The enquiry must be made in writing.

In order to prevent misuse of the information, strict formalities apply to such an enquiry.
 

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