Towing of unlawfully parked vehicles 
If you park your car against the traffic regulations and thereby obstruct other road users, your car will be towed away.
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Basic information
If your car has been parked in violation of traffic regulations and endangers public safety, the traffic control staff can order it to be towed away or moved.
Please note that costs will also be incurred if your vehicle is moved, even if you may not have noticed at first that the position of your vehicle has been changed.
Requirements
You will need proof of ownership to collect your vehicle from our contract partner. This can be, for example
- Registration certificate part 2 (formerly vehicle registration document)
An existing duplicate key is not sufficient.
You should also have the following documents with you:
- Identity card or passport
- Driver's license
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Procedure
If you notice that your vehicle is no longer at the parking space, you can obtain information either from the police or directly from our contractual partner BAV by calling +49 421-544444.
If your vehicle has been towed away, you can collect it from BAV against payment of the towing costs, including the administration fee and storage costs.
If you wish to receive a cost assessment notice, please notify the towing company. The procedure will then be directed to Unit 23.
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Necessary Documents
- Vehicle documents
- registration certificate part 1 or vehicle registration document) or
- Registration certificate part 2 or vehicle title
- Identity card or passport
- Driving licence
- Vehicle documents
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Competent Department
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Ordnungsamt | Referat 23 - Verkehrsüberwachung
- +49 421 361-14991
- Obernstraße 39-43, 28195 Bremen
- verkehrsueberwachung
@ordnungsamt. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
205,00 EUR Towing costs (higher at night and on Sundays and holidays)
190,00 EUR Implementation
105,00 EUR Empty run
15,00 EUR Storage costs per day, max. 100 EUR/month for cars.
155,00 EUR Work stop (at least 1 clamp mounted)
116,65 EUR Administrative fees for traffic monitoring
52,40 EUR Administrative fees for traffic monitoring for immediate collection. -
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
14 days after receipt of the hearing form
1 month Objection period after receipt of the cost assessment noticeHow long does it take to process
As soon as you have learned that your car is at our BAV contract partner, you can pick it up there.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 06.10.2025