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Commencement of operations of a taxi or hire car company

Commencement of operations of a taxi or hire car company

Have you bought a taxi or hire car company? Then you must commence operations within the period specified in the authorisation notice.

Contact

Online appointment booking for up to 5 vehicles

If you would like to register more than 5 vehicles, please make an appointment by telephone.

Prerequisites

  • The application for the transfer of a taxi or hire car licence has been approved
  • The vehicle is registered to the new company at its registered office as a taxi or hire car
  • The vehicle is fully equipped as a taxi or hire car and you can present a test report on a technical inspection in accordance with the Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Vehicle Operators in Passenger Transport (BOKraft).

Required documents

  • Identity card or passport
  • Extract from the commercial register
  • Registration certificate part I (vehicle licence)
  • Licence certificate and extract from the licence certificate of the previous company
  • Proof of the main inspection
  • Test report on a technical inspection within the meaning of the Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Vehicle Operators in Passenger Transport (BOKraft)
  • Fully completed business registration or business re-registration form

Duration & Costs

Fees

The start of operations after transfer is included in the authorisation fee. An additional fee of 47 to 50 euros (depending on the legal form) is due for the business registration.

Payment methods available

Legal basis

Passenger Transport Act, Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Transport Companies in Passenger Transport, Industrial Code

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Gewerblicher Kraftverkehr

Internet

Phone

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Gewerblicher Kraftverkehr

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-45174

Address

Implerstraße 11
81371 München

Directions

Public transport

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