Procedure descriptions

Applying for a replacement Community licence or certificate of authorisation for the carriage of goods by road for hire or reward

If a permit or Community licence is no longer available or is illegible, you must apply to the competent authority for a replacement.

For commercial road haulage, you need a permit or, in the case of cross-border transport, a Community licence, which you will receive as a document.

You also need a copy of the permit or a certified copy of the Community licence for each vehicle.

You must have each document, copy or certified copy replaced if it is lost:

When applying, you must provide credible evidence of the loss. If a copy has been stolen, you must report this to the police.

Responsible authority

Felsenstraße 36

89518 Heidenheim an der Brenz

Your permit certificate or Community licence or the copies for a vehicle have been lost, stolen or are unusable/illegible.

You submit an application for a replacement licence.
You must submit the application to the transport authority in your place of residence in writing or, if offered by the competent authority, as an online application.
The competent transport authority will check the documents and issue a replacement permit or replacement community licence.

If you lose a document, copy or certified copy, please contact the relevant licensing authority immediately.

40 to 100 EUR

If the documents are complete, your application will be processed promptly.

If the permit certificate or Community licence is stolen, you must report this to the police and then contact your competent licensing authority.

Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zum Güterkraftverkehrsrecht (GüKVwV)

Güterkraftverkehrsgesetz (GüKG):

Machine generated, based on the German release by: Verkehrsministerium Baden-Württemberg, 09.09.2025