Procedure descriptions

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

Do you have a licence for commercial road haulage or a Community licence? If certain details change, you must notify your competent authority.

You must notify the following changes to the competent authority, which will correct the permit or Community licence and its copies accordingly:

In the event of a change, the date of issue and the period of validity remain unchanged.

If the legal form of your company changes, you must reapply for the permit or joint licence.

Responsible authority

Badstraße 20

77652 Offenburg

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You must notify the transport authority responsible for your place of business of the change.
If a change to the licence certificate is required, you must submit the licence certificate and its copies
The licence certificate will be corrected or amended upon proof of the corresponding changes.

Immediately.

Evidence to support the changes.

In the event of personnel changes in the management of the company:

Copy of identity card or passport
if applicable, copy of proof of professional qualification, e.g:
- Certificate from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) confirming that you have passed the IHK professional qualification examination
- an equivalent recognised final examination
- Proof of at least ten years of managerial activity in a road haulage company
for employees: Proof of employment (employment contract)
police clearance certificate for submission to an authority (document type O)
Information from the central trade register for submission to an authority (document type 9)
- Purpose: "Authorisation for a road haulage company"
Information from the driving aptitude register

In the event of a change of address

Fee: 40 - 100 EUR

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

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Berufszugangsverordnung für den Güterkraftverkehr (GBZugV):

Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zum Güterkraftverkehrsrecht (GüKVwV)

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