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Applying for a rental car permit to be reissued

  • Logistik und Transport

Do you transport passengers commercially with your rental car company? If your permit expires, you can apply to the competent authority for the permit to be reissued.

  • Basic information

    You require a permit for the commercial transportation of passengers in a rental car. You can submit a corresponding application to the competent authority. Before the temporary permit expires, you can apply to the competent authority for the permit to be reissued. There can then be a seamless transition of the approved hire car operation on the basis of a new, again temporary permit.

    Requirements

    • The applicant is or was already in possession of a rental car permit as an entrepreneur.
    • The safety and efficiency of the company are 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 have their registered office or place of business within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.
    • The repeated granting of the permit is limited to a period of up to 5 years.

    Legal entities under public law are deemed to have fulfilled the requirements.

  • Procedure

    Proceed as follows to obtain a reissue of the permit for the commercial transportation of passengers by rental car:

    • Submit a corresponding application to the office responsible for you and enclose all the necessary documents with the application.
    • The competent authority will process your application and carry out the necessary hearing procedures.
    • You will receive notification of the decision to reissue the rental car permit.
    • If applicable, you will receive the certificate of approval.

    More information

    Legal remedies:

    • Appeal. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.
    • Legal action before the administrative court

  • Necessary Documents
    • Application for reissuance of the rental car permit:
      • Surname, first name of the applicant
      • Place of residence and place of business
      • For natural persons: Date of birth, place of birth
      • Number of vehicles, vehicle type, capacity of the vehicles to be used
    • Equity certificate/additional certificate:
      • Form according to § 2 paragraph 2 no. 2/§ 2 paragraph 3 of the Professional Access Ordinance for Road Passenger Transport (PBZugV)
      • not older than 3 months
    • Clearance certificate from the tax office, the municipality, the social security 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 Section 30 (5) of the Federal Central Criminal Register Act (BZRG)
    • Extract from the Central Trade Register in accordance with Section 150 (5) of the Trade Regulation Act (for companies)
    • Extract from the driving aptitude register (FAER)
    • General documents:
      • Vehicle list, if applicable rental vehicles with rental contract or leasing list
      • Proof of liability insurance for rental cars including risk index (WKZ)
      • Proof of installation of an alarm system or exemption permit in accordance with Section 25 of the Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Vehicle Operators in Passenger Transport (BOKraft)
      • Proof of the installation of a distance meter
      • Business registration, if not already available to the authorities

  • Competent Department

  • Fees / Costs

    The amount of the fees depends on the number of vehicles and the duration of the permit.

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    Deadlines only start to run once an application that is ready for a decision has been submitted. If your application is complete, a decision will be made within 3 months. The deadline can be extended by 3 months if necessary.

    How long does it take to process

    The processing time may vary between the competent transport authorities. The processing time may depend, among other things, on whether all documents relevant to the decision have been submitted or whether additional requests for documents are necessary.

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 23.04.2026

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