Germany

Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) - Federal Motor Transport Authority

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

• approves vehicles types and parts
• monitors the work of test centres for the periodic examination of vehicles and quality control at manufacturing plants
• designation of Technical services
• accompanies recall actions by manufacturers of vehicles and vehicle parts
• manages the Central Vehicle Register, the Register of Driver Fitness, the Central Register of Driving Licences and the Central Register of Tachograph Cards (only in German)
• provides information from these Registers and
• produces and publishes statistics on the basis of these Registers and also about vehicle defects and goods transports.

With these products and services the KBA makes an important contribution towards road safety, environmental protection and to the provision of information on road traffic. More information about the KBA in English.

More detailed information about the vehicle and driving licence registration in Germany can be found on the website The Vehicle Chain in Europe.