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Passenger transport - car rental permit issuance

Service Description

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

The so-called occasional transport with motor vehicles includes, among other things, transport with cabs, excursion trips and vacation destination trips, or transport with rental cars and rental buses. The entrepreneur must meet the following requirements for the permit: the financial capacity of the company and the professional suitability of the entrepreneur must be guaranteed, the applicant or the person familiar with the management of the business must be reliable. In addition, the company must be based in Germany. The permit is issued for a limited period of time (depending on the means of transportation).

Process flow

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

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

Who should I contact?

Responsible lower traffic authority of the respective independent city or district

Competent authority

competent lower traffic authority of the respective independent city or county

Requirements

  • 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 for the management of the business is professionally suitable.
  • The applicant and the entrepreneurs appointed by him or her to perform transport services have their place of business or their branch office within the meaning of commercial law in Germany.
  • In the case of legal entities under public law, the requirements are deemed to have been met.

Which documents are required?

  • Formal application (surname, first name of the applicant; place of residence and operation; in the case of natural persons, date of birth, place of birth; number of vehicles, type of vehicle, capacity of the vehicles to be used).
  • Service certificates or examination certificates (on professional suitability) of the applicant or the person appointed to run the business
  • Certificate of equity / additional certificate (form according to § 2 paragraph 2 number 2 / § 2 paragraph 3 of the professional access regulation for road passenger transport -PBZugV), not older than 3 months
  • Clearance certificate from the tax office, the municipality, the social insurance institutions 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) of the German Federal Law on Civil and Professional Conduct (BZRG)
  • Extract from the Central Trade Register in accordance with Section 150 (5) GewO (in the case of companies)
  • Extract from the driving aptitude register (FAER)

General documents:

  • Vehicle list, if applicable rental vehicles with rental agreement or leasing list
  • Proof of liability insurance for rental vehicles including risk indicator (WKZ)
  • Business registration

What are the fees?

The amount of the fees depends on

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

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines do not start to run until an application that is ready for a decision has been submitted. If your application is complete, a decision will be taken on it within a period of 3 months. The deadline can be extended by 3 months if necessary.

Processing duration

The processing time may vary between the responsible transport authorities. The processing time may depend, among other things, on whether all documents relevant to the decision have been submitted or whether additional documents are required.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • Appeal. Further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application.
  • Action before the administrative court if an objection is unsuccessful.

Appeal

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

What else should I know?

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture

Professionally released on

20.10.2020

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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