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Towing over the freeway; application for a special permit
You can get the exemption for towing over the highway must be applied for.
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Armed transport of cash; application for weapons permits
If, as a cash-in-transit company, you wish to transport your weapons by road through Germany on a commercial basis, you will require a weapons permit. These can be issued by the district administrative authority in whose district your border crossing into Germany takes place or in whose district your destination is located. As a rule, you will need a carry permit and a weapons licence.
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Federal waterway; application for the use of land including facilities by third parties
The Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration tolerates certain uses by third parties on its properties on the basis of statutory obligations, provided that this does not impair the fulfilment of administrative tasks. Beyond the legal obligation to tolerate, use is also possible upon application.
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Federal waterway; application for a permit for an event.
Sporting events, water festivities and other events on federal waterways which may affect the safety and ease of traffic require the permission of the competent waterways and shipping authority.
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Federal waterway; application for a river and navigation police permit
For the installation and operation of facilities in the area of federal waterways, a river and navigation police permit is required from the competent waterways and navigation authority. This also applies to modifications to existing installations.
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Aerodrome; application for a permit to establish, modify and operate an aerodrome
The establishment, modification and operation of aerodromes must be approved by the authorities.
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Transport of dangerous goods by road; advice and supervision
The labour inspectorates advise and monitor companies in the implementation of the Road Dangerous Goods Ordinance, insofar as the companies are consignors, shippers, carriers, etc. of dangerous goods.
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Occasional services by bus and coach; application for a permit
Governments are the competent licensing authorities for occasional bus and coach services (vehicles with more than 9 seats).
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Commercial road haulage; application for a permit
Commercial road haulage is generally subject to licensing. Not subject to licensing is so-called own-account transport, i.e. road haulage for a company's own purposes under certain conditions.
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Large and heavy transports; application for a permit or an exemption
A permit is required for traffic with vehicles whose dimensions, axle loads or total weights exceed the limits generally permitted by law or whose design does not allow the driver an adequate field of vision. If the exceeding results only from the load, a special permit is required.
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Craftsmen, sales representatives and social service workers; application for parking facilitation.
The lower road traffic authorities, i.e. district offices, independent municipalities and large district towns, can grant parking facilitation to craft businesses, commercial agents and social service workers under certain conditions.
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Lenk- und Ruhezeiten; Überwachung
Die Einhaltung der Sozialvorschriften im Straßenverkehr wird staatlicherseits im Rahmen von Betriebskontrollen und Straßenkontrollen überwacht.
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Truck driving ban on Saturdays of vacation travel season; request for exemption.
Certain highly congested highway and federal highway sections in Germany are closed during the day on all Saturdays in July and August for trucks with a total weight of more than 7.5 t and for trucks with trailers (without weight limit) due to heavy tourist traffic. Exceptions to this regulation may be granted in certain cases.
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Truck driving ban on Sundays and public holidays; application for a special permit
In Germany, trucks with a total mass of over 7.5 t and trucks with trailers are prohibited from driving on all Sundays and on certain public holidays. Certain transports, such as those of perishable fruit and vegetables or fresh milk and fresh milk products, are exempt from the ban by law. In addition, the road traffic authorities may grant exemptions for other, urgent transports on a case-by-case basis.
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Lkw-Maut; Zahlung
If your truck weighs at least 7.5 tonnes and you want to drive on a federal road or federal motorway in Germany, you must pay a toll beforehand.
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Aviation event; application for a permit
Public events of competitions or shows involving aircraft must be approved.
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Rental car permit; application
You need a rental car permit if you want to transport people commercially with rental cars. This does not mean the rental of vehicles to self-drivers.
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Motorsport event; application for a permit
Motor sport events - both in the road space and on other surfaces - require permission.
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Regular public transport; application for permits and exceptions
The carriage of passengers by streetcars and motor vehicles for remuneration or on business is subject to the provisions of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG) and thus requires a permit.
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Road and subway railroads; application for the implementation of a planning approval procedure
Operating facilities for tramways may only be built if the plan has been approved in advance. When the plan is approved, the public and private interests affected by the project, including environmental compatibility, must be taken into account as part of the weighing process.
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Road use; requesting a permit for a national event.
If you wish to hold an event on a road, you must apply for a permit for the excessive use of the road. This is a supra-regional event if it also extends to the territory of other federal states or to neighboring countries or if more than three Bavarian administrative districts are affected by it.
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Street use; requesting a permit for an event.
If you wish to hold an event on a street, you must apply for a permit for excessive street use.
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Road use; application for a special use permit for state and federal roads outside a township
If you want to use federal and state roads outside local thoroughfares not only for traffic purposes, but also for your own interests or commercial activities, you need a special use permit for this.
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Road use; application for special use permit for county, municipal or local thoroughfares.
If you want to use county, municipal or local thoroughfares of county, state or federal roads ("Ortsdurchfahrtsstraßen") not only for traffic purposes, but also for your own interests or commercial activities, you need a special use permit for this.
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Road traffic; application for a special permit
The road traffic authorities may, under certain conditions, exempt road users from the general traffic rules of the Road Traffic Regulations and the special traffic rules of signage and marking by granting an exemption.
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Road traffic; obtaining an order to secure a construction site.
Construction sites that may affect road traffic must be specially secured and signposted accordingly. The contractors responsible for the construction site must contact the road traffic authority in good time before work begins.
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Cab permit; application
You need a cab permit if you want to transport people commercially with cabs.
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Animal transport; application for authorization as a transporter.
If you want to transport animals, you need to be licensed as a transport company before you start your activities. The application must be submitted to your competent veterinary office.
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Animal transport; application for approval of road transport vehicles.
If you want to use road transport vehicles commercially for animal transports that last longer than 8 hours, you need an approval for the transport vehicle from the responsible veterinary office.
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Animal transport abroad; registration
The transport of livestock or horses abroad or even for travel with horses abroad must be registered.
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Environmental badge; acquisition
Only motor vehicles that meet certain minimum requirements with regard to their pollutant emissions are allowed to drive in the designated environmental zones. To prove this, the vehicle must have a corresponding environmental badge, also known as a particulate matter badge.
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Low emission zone; application for an exemption from the driving ban
Without a suitable environmental badge, you may only drive in environmental zones if your vehicle has been exempted from the traffic ban or an exemption permit has been issued.