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• Forms available: Yes
• Written form required: Yes
• Informal application possible: No
• Personal appearance necessary: No
• Online service available: No

You require a permit for the commercial transportation of passengers in rental cars. You can submit a corresponding application to the transport authority responsible for you in the respective independent city or district.

State of Brandenburg:

• also in the cities of Eberswalde, Schwedt and Eisenhüttenstadt

• The safety and efficiency of the business is 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 commissioned by the applicant to provide transportation services must have their registered office or branch in Germany within the meaning of commercial law.
• Legal entities under public law are deemed to meet the requirements.

• Formal application (surname, first name of the applicant; place of residence and business; in the case of natural persons, date and place of birth; number of vehicles, vehicle type, capacity of the vehicles to be used)
• Certificates of employment or examination certificates (for professional suitability) of the applicant or the person appointed to manage the business
• Equity certificate / additional certificate (form in accordance with Section 2 (2) No. 2 / Section 2 (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 insurance institution 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 / transport management)
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to the authorities in accordance with Section 30 (5) BZRG
• Extract from the central trade register in accordance with Section 150 (5) GewO (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 identification number (WKZ)
• Business registration

The amount of the fees depends on

• the number of vehicles and
• the term of the permit

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

• Submit a corresponding application to the transport authority responsible for you in the respective independent city or district and enclose all the necessary documents with the application.
• The authority will process your application.
• You will receive a decision on the issue or re-issue of a rental car permit.

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

The traffic authority of the respective independent city or district is responsible.

• § Section 49 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG)
• § Section 2 (2) numbers 1, 2, 3 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG)
• Ordinance on the operation of road transport companies (BOKraft)
• Professional Access Ordinance for Road Passenger Transport (PBZugV)
• Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)

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