Way A: online, delivered to your door
For online cases with new plates. We usually deliver on the same day – we deliver daily until 10pm. This is not a firm promise.
€150 all-in.
Vehicle registration in Berlin – we handle it, in English
We handle your vehicle registration in Berlin – and we speak English.
€150 all-in for registration or re-registration
With delivery, you pay once everything has arrived.
- Online: usually delivered the same day
- Registration office: 2–4 working days in our experience
Phone and WhatsApp in English: daily 9am–10pm
No trip to the authority: our service registers, re-registers and deregisters cars for you. Registration or re-registration costs €150 all-in, with pick-up and delivery in Berlin and up to 25 km beyond the city limits at no extra charge. Online, we usually deliver the same day – daily until 10pm, and you do not need an ID card with online function; via the authority it takes 2–4 working days in our experience. Call or WhatsApp us in English.
- We are a private registration service, not the authority.
- Over 5 years of experience in vehicle registration
- Shop in Berlin-Wittenau: Lübarser Straße 2
Do I need to go to the vehicle registration office?
No. You need neither a trip to the car registration office nor your own appointment: we do everything online or hand in your documents for you. If you go yourself, you need a confirmed appointment in the owner's name.1
What we need from you: photos of your documents via WhatsApp, and your signature on the applications – usually when we pick up the originals, or online on a power of attorney that you sign digitally with photos of your ID and a code by text message. You can also drop off documents at our shop in Wittenau (Mon–Sat 9:30am–2pm). Please sign exactly as on your ID card: in our experience, a different signature is one of the most common reasons the authority rejects an application.
Our prices at a glance
Registering or re-registering a car costs €150 all-in at Zulassungsheld; with your own plates – including your current ones when you re-register – it is €120.
- €150 includes: government fees (amtliche Gebühren), both licence plates, reserving a personalised car registration number (Wunschkennzeichen), the environmental badge for Berlin (Umweltplakette) if your vehicle gets one, pick-up and delivery in Berlin and up to 25 km beyond the city limits, until 10pm
- Deregistration: €30 including the government fee, without a meeting and also for plates from anywhere in Germany; €50 with help on site, for example uncovering the security codes
All prices are final prices including 19 % VAT. Not included: vehicle tax (Kfz-Steuer), your car insurance and special cases. With delivery, you pay once everything has arrived; if we send plates by post, you pay by bank transfer before shipping.
How car registration works with us
We handle it in one of three ways. Online registration: we do everything digitally, you don't have to go anywhere – and you do not need an ID card with online function.
Way B: online with your own plates
No meeting needed: you receive the provisional proof of registration (vorläufiger Zulassungsnachweis) by WhatsApp, e-mail or as you prefer.
€120, by bank transfer.
Way C: via the registration office, with pick-up
We usually pick up your documents the same day, within 2–4 hours, and hand them in early on the next working day. In our experience, the office needs 2–4 working days, sometimes up to 7; we deliver on the day everything is ready.
€150 all-in, €120 with your own plates.
With Ways A and B, the authority sends the registration documents (registration certificate part I, the plate seals and, if needed, part II) by post to the holder's address – for Berlin holders, according to the Berlin registration authority (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, LABO) usually within 7 days; we plan for no more than 2 weeks.2
Where we pick up and deliver
For registrations and re-registrations, we pick up and deliver at no extra charge in all of Berlin and up to 25 km beyond the city limits, for example in Potsdam or Oranienburg. Through the registration office, we register cars for owners from Berlin, Oberhavel and Potsdam3, at the same prices – and in our experience it takes as long as in Berlin; online, we also register cars from anywhere in Germany, and the plates are sent by post. Looking for a car registration service near you? Our shop is in Berlin-Wittenau, and we come to you.
What we promise – and what we cannot
What we promise:
- Pick-up and delivery at no extra charge for registrations and re-registrations.
- Pick-up usually the same day, within 2–4 hours; hand-in at the office early on the next working day.
- Online, usually delivered the same day; otherwise on the day everything is ready – we deliver daily until 10pm.
- With delivery, you pay once everything has arrived; if we send plates by post, you pay by bank transfer before shipping. We only start once you have explicitly agreed.
What is up to the authority:
- how long the office takes – in our experience 2–4 working days, sometimes up to 7
- whether it accepts an application; some reasons lie with the authority, for example unpaid vehicle tax.4 Everything we can check beforehand, we check.
Who comes to you? One of our experienced Zulassungsheld team members.
5 out of 5 stars
„Toller Service! Die Kommunikation verlief zuverlässig und schnell – selbst am Wochenende war eine Erreichbarkeit gewährleistet. Die Unterlagen wurden mir bequem an meinen Wunschort geliefert.“
Translated by us: “Great service! Communication was reliable and fast – they could even be reached at the weekend. The documents were delivered conveniently to the place of my choice.”
We do not check ourselves whether every review comes from a customer; Google checks reviews under its own policies.
Our services in English
These three services have English pages; everything else is in German – just ask us in English.
- Register a car in Berlin – new or used
- Re-register a car – after buying a car or moving to Berlin
- Deregister a car
- All services (in German)
Frequently asked questions
Do you speak English on the phone and on WhatsApp?
Yes – by phone and on WhatsApp, daily 9am–10pm. Just write to us in English.
Are you the registration office?
No. Zulassungsheld is a private registration service from Berlin-Wittenau, not the vehicle registration office. We submit applications on your behalf; the authority – in Berlin the LABO, with locations at Jüterboger Straße 3 in Kreuzberg and Ferdinand-Schultze-Straße 55 in Lichtenberg5 – makes the decision.
How long does it take with Zulassungsheld?
Online with new plates (Way A): we usually deliver on the same day – we deliver daily until 10pm. It depends on how busy we are, so it is not a firm promise. With your own plates (Way B), the proof comes by WhatsApp or e-mail.
Via the office (Way C): pick-up usually the same day, within 2–4 hours, hand-in early on the next working day, then in our experience 2–4 working days, sometimes up to 7. We deliver on the day everything is ready.
Online, the authority sends the registration documents (registration certificate part I, the plate seals and, if needed, part II) by post to the holder's address – for Berlin holders, according to LABO, usually within 7 days; we plan for no more than 2 weeks.2
When do I pay?
With delivery, you pay once everything has arrived: in cash or by bank transfer within 7 days of delivery; the invoice comes with your papers. With Way B, you pay by bank transfer; the invoice comes by WhatsApp, e-mail or as you prefer. If we send plates by post, you pay by bank transfer before shipping. We do not accept cards or PayPal.
Do I need an ID card with online function?
No. If you register a car online yourself, you need a BundID login with an ID card with online function and its six-digit PIN, or an ELSTER certificate6. With us, photos of your documents and your signature on a power of attorney are enough; online, you sign it digitally with photos of your ID and a code by text message.
Do you also register cars for owners outside Berlin?
Pick-up and delivery: yes – for registrations at no extra charge up to 25 km beyond the Berlin city limits, further out for an extra charge. Through the local registration offices, we also do this for owners from Oberhavel and Potsdam3, but not for owners from other districts of Brandenburg; online, we register cars from anywhere in Germany.
Sources and date
- Appointment in the name of the applicant or owner, no visit without a confirmed appointment: Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO), “Aktuelle Regelungen der Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde”, berlin.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
- Documents by post “in den nächsten sieben Tagen” (within the next seven days) after an online application: LABO, “Fragen zur Online-Zulassung”, berlin.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
- The registration authority responsible is the one at the owner's place of residence or main residence: § 75 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV), gesetze-im-internet.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
- Vehicle tax arrears of €5 or more prevent a registration: § 13 Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz (KraftStG), gesetze-im-internet.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
- Vehicle registration authority of the LABO with its locations in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg (Jüterboger Straße 3) and Lichtenberg (Ferdinand-Schultze-Straße 55): service.berlin.de, location 121364 and location 121362, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
- Online registration by yourself: BundID with an ID card with online function (new identity card, eID card or electronic residence permit) and its six-digit PIN, or an ELSTER certificate: LABO, “Kfz-Zulassung”, berlin.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
Prices, times and process: information from Zulassungsheld, as of 07.10.2026; all prices include 19 % VAT. Reviews: Google Business Profile, as of 04.10.2026.
How we produce this information: Zulassungsheld states its own prices, times and process; times such as “2–4 working days” and practice notes such as “from our practice” are based on our experience, not on figures from the authority. Fees, deadlines and rules of the authority appear on this page only with a source and retrieval date. Found a mistake? Write to us at kontakt@zulassungsheld-berlin.de or on WhatsApp; we check it, correct the page and update the date.
Zulassungsheld (page as of ): over 5 years of experience in vehicle registration, according to its owner about 60 to 100 cases a month (as of 07.10.2026), self-employed since 2025 · How Zulassungsheld works and backs up its information (in German)
Contact
Call us or write on WhatsApp – in English. Phone and WhatsApp: daily 9am–10pm.
From a German phone: 0171 998 0551. No WhatsApp? Call us or send an e-mail: kontakt@zulassungsheld-berlin.de
Shop: Zulassungsheld, Lübarser Straße 2, 13435 Berlin · Mon–Sat 9:30am–2pm, closed on public holidays