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Name change in the vehicle documents

Name change in the vehicle documents

If the name of the person or the company name to which a vehicle is registered changes, this must be entered in the vehicle documents.

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Description

You must apply for your name change locally. This is not yet possible online.

to make an appointment online, you must first select a contact point in the contact section.

Prerequisites

Bring the complete vehicle documents with you (or an authorised person) to your appointment. A power of attorney is not necessary if the authorised person has all the documents with them.

Required documents

  • Registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document)
  • Registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document)
  • Identity card or passport
  • Test report or entry in the vehicle registration certificate regarding a valid general inspection
  • For commercial vehicles: safety inspection

for commercial vehicles:

  • Registration certificate Part I (vehicle registration document)
  • Registration certificate part II (vehicle registration document)
  • amended business registration (business re-registration)
  • Extract from the commercial register (not older than 3 years from issue)

Duration & Costs

Fees

from 12,30 Euro
31.40 euros if a new registration certificate part II is required

Payment methods available

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II
Bürgerangelegenheiten
Kraftfahrzeugzulassungs- und
Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Internet

Phone

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II
Bürgerangelegenheiten
Kraftfahrzeugzulassungs- und
Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

Address

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

By appointment only

Directions

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