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• Written form required: Yes

• Personal appearance required: No

The owner data is also entered in the registration certificate part II. You must therefore enter any name changes there, for example. You are also obliged to indicate technical changes to the vehicle that change the EC vehicle category, engine capacity, rated power, fuel type or energy source.

In the event of technical modifications, the necessary expert reports must be submitted.

• Registration certificate part I (formerly vehicle registration document),

• Registration certificate part II (formerly vehicle registration document),

• For companies, additionally business registration or extract from the commercial register,

• Identity card or passport with registration certificate from the residents' registration office or (for foreign citizens) foreign identity card and registration certificate from the residents' registration office.

If you authorize a third party to enter the change, they will need a written power of attorney from you. They must also present a copy of your identity document to the registration authority. The third party must have the relevant identity document with them in order to identify themselves.

Additionally for technical modifications:

• If applicable, an expert opinion from an officially recognized expert for motor vehicle traffic or a technical service or an acceptance certificate from a test engineer of an officially recognized monitoring organization,

• If applicable, operating license from the parts manufacturer,

• Proof of the general inspection,

• if the vehicle type has changed, a new electronic insurance confirmation.

After the change in your personal data or the technical details of the vehicle has occurred, submit the data to be changed with the required documents to the competent authority. If necessary, a new registration certificate Part II will be issued to you there.

Registration authorities of the independent cities and districts, usually in the applicant's main place of residence (in the case of legal entities, tradespeople or self-employed persons, place of business or branch office).

• § 12 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
• § 13 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
• Scale of charges for road transport measures (RFees)

SH State Road Construction and Transport Authority