Holiday destination trips by car

Do you want to transport people for a fee or for business purposes? Then you need a licence. Economic benefits are also regarded as remuneration.

Description

Business registrations

You can register, re-register and deregister your business in connection with activities requiring a licence in the Commercial Motor Transport Department.

Change of registered office

If you change your place of business within Munich, you must notify the trade licence office of the district administration department. You must immediately submit the licence certificate and the extract to the licensing authority for reissue. A change of management must also be reported to the licensing authority immediately.

Prerequisites

  • personal reliability
  • professional suitability
  • financial capacity
  • Company headquarters in the City of Munich.

In addition, you need a special driving licence for passenger transport (passenger transport licence) to drive a vehicle for excursions. You can apply for this at the driving licence authority in your place of residence.

Required documents

  • Identity card or passport
  • Proof of professional qualification (e.g. examination certificate from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
  • Proof of equity capital (at least 9,000 euros for the first vehicle and 5,000 euros for each additional vehicle)
  • Clearance certificates from the social insurance institutions, the city treasury, the tax office and the professional association for vehicle maintenance
  • Proof of a valid general inspection for the vehicles
  • Proof of an inspection of the vehicles with regard to the requirements of the Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Vehicle Operators in Passenger Transport (BOKraft)
  • Rental agreement or proof of ownership of the registered office
  • for companies: Extract from the commercial register or shareholders' agreement
  • Certificate from the insolvency court (at the local court)
  • List of personnel stating the date of entry into the company and the health insurance company
  • Vehicle list

In the case of legal entities, the above-mentioned clearance certificates and the certificate from the local court must also be submitted by the legal representative and the company management.

Further documents that are requested directly by the trade authority:

Duration & Costs

Processing time

Three months

Fees

Authorisation: usually 75 euros (each additional vehicle: usually plus 36 euros)

In addition, there are fees for

  • registering or re-registering the business,
  • the certificate of good conduct
  • information from the central trade register
  • information from the driving aptitude register and
  • information from the enforcement portal of the federal states.

Please note!

If we reject your application or you withdraw it, you will have to pay up to 75 per cent of the authorisation fee.

Payment methods available

Legal basis

Trade Regulations

Passenger Transport Act

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Gewerblicher Kraftverkehr

Internet

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Gewerblicher Kraftverkehr

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-45174

Address

Implerstraße 11
81371 München

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Collection of passenger transport licences

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