Deregister a car in Berlin

We deregister your car in Berlin – no visit to the authority.

€30 without a visit, government fee included
€50 with help on site

5.0 from 49 Google reviews · as of 04.10.2026

Phone and WhatsApp in English: daily 9am–10pm

Call +49 171 998 0551
Cartoon character Zulassungsheld holds the two plates of a covered car in a Berlin courtyard, the owner beside him

Car deregistration (Abmeldung) costs €30 with us, including the government fee, if we do not need to meet. If someone comes to you, for example to uncover the security codes, it is €50. We also deregister cars with plates from outside Berlin.1 Call or WhatsApp us in English.

  • We are a private registration service, not the authority.
  • Over 5 years of experience in vehicle registration

Deregistering a car with Zulassungsheld costs €30 including the government fee, or €50 with help on site. All we need is your registration certificate part I and the licence plates; the authority does not ask for a power of attorney, because whoever presents all the documents is deemed authorised.2 You don't need to go to the authority, and afterwards it informs your insurer and the main customs office itself.2 You pay in cash or by bank transfer. We only start once you have explicitly agreed.

Not sure whether you need us? Send us photos via WhatsApp – we will tell you honestly.

Deregister your car yourself or with our help?

Honestly: deregistration is the simplest process, and you can deregister a Berlin-registered car online yourself, for €3.30 at the authority.2

  • Yourself online: €3.30.2 The car must be registered in Berlin; the registration certificate part I and the plates need security codes to uncover; payment by credit card or PayPal.2 You don't need an ID card with online function.3
  • Yourself on site: €17.10,2 with an appointment at a citizens' office (Bürgeramt) or the registration authority.2
  • With Zulassungsheld: €30 without a visit, €50 with help on site, government fee included – you don't need to go anywhere.

We are worth it if appointments and German forms are too much, if you are unsure about uncovering the codes, or if your car is not registered in Berlin. An uncovered code invalidates the document or plate seal; if the online application then fails, the car is still not deregistered.3 A common mistake from our practice: the codes are rubbed off too hard; then they are unreadable, and deregistration only works on site. The authority asks for the code on the registration certificate part I (Fahrzeugschein) to be uncovered “completely and carefully”.3 To avoid this, we uncover the codes for you if you wish, with help on site for €50.

Documents and plates we need

For deregistration, the Berlin authority asks only for the application, the registration certificate part I and the plates:2

  • registration certificate part I (Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I, “Fahrzeugschein”), with the trailer list if there is one
  • both licence plates – one for a motorcycle or trailer4
  • application for deregistration (Außerbetriebsetzung) – we fill it in
  • only for cars registered before 2005: the old vehicle papers (Fahrzeugschein and Fahrzeugbrief)

No power of attorney is needed: whoever presents all the documents is deemed authorised.2 5 Something missing? See lost papers below.

How we deregister your car, step by step

With Zulassungsheld, there are two ways: without a visit for €30 or with help on site for €50.

Without a visit: €30

  1. You write on WhatsApp or call.

  2. You send photos of the registration certificate part I and the plates; we check whether it works online.

  3. Online, you uncover the security codes once we tell you and send them to us. Otherwise, you drop off the registration certificate and the plates at our shop in Wittenau.

  4. We deregister your car, also with number plates from anywhere in Germany, and give you the proof.

With help on site: €50

  1. You write or call, and we arrange the visit with you.

  2. One of our experienced Zulassungsheld team members comes to you, for example to uncover the security codes. In our experience, older customers in particular book the visit, because uncovering the codes and taking photos can be tricky.

  3. We deregister it and give you the proof.

Online, your car is usually deregistered the same day with us, also with plates from anywhere in Germany. Once deregistered, the car may no longer be driven or parked on public roads.2

From our practice: on 7 October 2026 at 7:41am, a customer got in touch who wanted to deregister a motor scooter before taking their son to nursery; the customer had the deregistration notice before arriving at the nursery (as reported by the owner of Zulassungsheld, 07.10.2026).

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What deregistering costs: €30 or €50

Deregistration costs €30 at Zulassungsheld, including the government fee; if someone comes to you, it is €50. That includes the government fee, the application, the deregistration itself and the proof for you. The government fee in Berlin is €17.10 on site and €3.30 online.2 All prices are total prices including VAT; you can pay in cash or by bank transfer.

  • Reserving your number to register the same car again later: the authority charges €2.60 on top of the deregistration fee.2
  • A visit to you costs €50 instead of €30.
  • We deregister a motorcycle, trailer, motorhome or truck at the same prices: €30, or €50 with help on site.
  • Missing documents: the authority charges extra fees4; we tell you the fixed price in advance via WhatsApp – before we start.

Want to register another car afterwards? That costs €150 all-in, or €120 with your own plates: register a car.

Keeping your number

You can reserve your number when you deregister: for registering the same car again for up to 12 months, for another car for up to three months.2 4

  • For another car, the reservation in the same step is only possible on site at the registration authority; online and at a citizens' office, only four days later via the personalised-number portal.2
  • A number from outside Berlin cannot be reserved in Berlin.4
  • There is no legal claim to a reserved number.2

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to bring the plates?

On site, both plates are part of the documents: the authority removes the seals and hands the plates back.2 5 Online, the security codes under the plate seals are used instead.2

What if I lost the registration certificate?

You can still deregister the car, but only at the registration authority (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, LABO), with the ID of the person applying: for each missing document, you make a statutory declaration (eidesstattliche Versicherung), and the authority charges extra fees.4 If both plates are lost, a fee-based declaration is needed; after a theft, the police case number.4 In German: vehicle papers lost.

Have your case checked via WhatsApp

Can I deregister a car that is not in Berlin?

The authority asks for the documents and the plates, not the car itself.2 A car with plates from elsewhere in Germany can also be deregistered in Berlin.1 Online self-service, however, only works for cars registered in Berlin, and a non-Berlin number cannot be reserved in Berlin.2 4

Have your case checked via WhatsApp

Sources and date

  1. “Die Außerbetriebsetzung kann bei jeder Zulassungsbehörde vorgenommen werden.” (deregistration can be carried out at any registration authority): Föderales Informationsmanagement (fimportal.de), service L100042 “Kraftfahrzeug; Beantragung der Außerbetriebsetzung”, approved on 06.07.2026 by the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
  2. Deregistration with complete documents (documents, third person deemed authorised, government fees €17.10, €3.30 and €2.60, online only for cars registered in Berlin with security codes, credit card or PayPal, appointment at a citizens' office or the registration authority, insurer and main customs office informed, reservation for up to 12 or three months, reservation for another car only on site, no legal claim, no driving or parking afterwards): service.berlin.de, service 120877, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
  3. No ID card with online function needed for deregistration; security code on part I uncovered “vollständig und vorsichtig” (completely and carefully); uncovered codes invalidate documents; in case of an error the car is not deregistered: Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO), “Fragen zur Online-Zulassung”, berlin.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
  4. Deregistration with incomplete documents, only at the locations of the registration authority (statutory declaration per missing document, fee-based declaration if both plates are lost, police case number after theft, extra fees, one plate for a motorcycle or trailer, no reservation possible in Berlin for cars not registered in Berlin, three months for another car): service.berlin.de, service 325881, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026
  5. Plates handed back without seals, note of the deregistration on the registration certificate part I, third person deemed authorised: § 16 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV), gesetze-im-internet.de, in German, retrieved 08.10.2026

Prices, times and process: information from Zulassungsheld, as of 07.10.2026; all prices include 19 % VAT.
How we produce this information: Zulassungsheld states its own prices, times and process; times such as “usually the same day” 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)

Want to deregister your car in Berlin? Call us or write on WhatsApp – in English.

We tell you honestly whether you need us and which way fits. Phone and WhatsApp: daily 9am–10pm.

Call +49 171 998 0551

From a German phone: 0171 998 0551. No WhatsApp? Call us or send an e-mail: kontakt@zulassungsheld-berlin.de

Also in English: Register a car Re-register after buying a car or moving Vehicle registration service in Berlin All contact options (German page with an English section)