Unternehmenskarte erneuern

You are a company active in the commercial transportation of goods and passengers and are applying for the renewal of existing company cards.

The company cards are issued or delivered to the entrepreneurs or the persons appointed to represent them by law, the articles of association or the partnership agreement.

The entrepreneurs ensure that the cards are used properly. In addition, they must ensure that the company card is entered into the tachograph at the beginning and end of the vehicle use for the company in order to assign the use of the vehicle to the company.

Entrepreneurs are responsible for the regular storage of the data read from the tachographs and must hand them over to the authorities or their representatives upon request.

The application must be submitted by the entrepreneur or an authorized representative or an authorized person in person to the competent authority or online.

Company cards are issued impersonally to the company and are generally sent directly to the company. The company follow-up card is valid for 5 years from the date of issue by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. The validity of the follow-up card is linked to the term of the expiring company card. Renewal must be applied for in good time before the card expires. The application may be submitted no earlier than 6 months before the expiration date.

- Access to the ELSTER company account, if applicable

- Serial number and the validity of the expiring company card

- Proof of the commercial register or business registration

- As an authorized representative, a power of attorney or as the owner of the company - an informal letter stating your name, address, date and place of birth.

Operator cards are issued to the operator or the persons and vehicle owners appointed to represent them by law, articles of association or partnership agreement, whose drivers carry out transportation that falls under the scope of Regulation (EC) No. 561/2006 or who must comply with the driving and rest periods in accordance with Section 1 of the Driving Personnel Ordinance (FPersV) or who must download data from the mass memory in accordance with Section 57a (3) of the StVZO.

47 Euro

You can apply for the renewal of your company card with the required documents and information online or on site at the driving license authority.

• In order to identify yourself online and check your documents, you must have the option of online authentication via a company account and digital upload of the required documents.
• You can pay for the application online via a payment service provider.
• The creation of a company card is subject to a fee.
• As part of the application process, you must provide all the required information and submit or upload documents.
• The responsible office will check your details for completeness and accuracy.
• After a successful check, the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority) issues the company card.
• The company card issued can be
  • collect it directly from the responsible office in person or

have it sent to you directly by the KBA (after online authentication and online payment).

1 - 3 weeks

15 working days - 6 months

The term of the company follow-up card follows the term of the expiring company card.

The company card should be renewed due to expiry at least 15 working days before the previous company card expires.

If the company card has already expired in the meantime, an initial card application must be made.

Contradiction

• Company card renewal
• Renewal of company cards
• For companies

Contact your local driving license authority.

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No