Registration of a new or imported vehicle

Hlavní informace

If you have bought a new vehicle or imported a vehicle registered in another EU Member State into the Czech Republic and want to drive it on the roads in the Czech Republic, you must register the vehicle. You can register your vehicle online on the Transport Portal and the application can be processed at any local authority, regardless of where you live in Czech Republic. 

Týká se vás to pokud

You have bought or imported a vehicle registered in EU country and want to drive it in the Czech Republic.

Kdy službu řešit

Register your car immediately after you have bought it or imported it if you intend to drive it in the Czech Republic.

Vyřízení služby

Co potřebujete pokud službu řešíte

When you visit the office, you must submit the following documents with your completed application form:

• proof of your permanent, long-term or temporary residence in the Czech Republic; in the case of a legal entity, the applicant must submit proof of the company's registered office according to the extract from the Commercial Register,
• proof of the vehicle's roadworthiness (technical licence, COC certificate or vehicle registration certificate issued by another Member State),
• proof of a roadworthiness test and a vehicle registration inspection report not older than 30 days, in the case of an operational vehicle and
• a certificate of payment of VAT in the case of the purchase of a new vehicle from another Member State.

If you use a power of attorney to represent yourself, the written power of attorney must be signed by a certified signature of the principal.

Kde a jak službu řešit

You can submit your application at any municipal office of the municipality with extended jurisdiction which carries out the vehicle registration agenda.

Kolik budete platit

The fee for the registration of a road vehicle and for the issue of a registration plate varies according to the type of vehicle being registered. 

For example, the fee for registration of a four-wheeled motor vehicle is CZK 800.

Doplňující informace

Jaký má služba benefit

You will fulfil your legal obligation and at the same time recieve a Czech registration plate and a certificate of vehicle registration in the Czech Republic.

You can then drive your vehicle in the Czech Republic without any worries.

Možnosti odvolání

You can appeal under the Administrative Code. 

Sankce

As a natural or legal person, you commit an offence if you drive a vehicle that is not registered in the road vehicle register.

This offence is punishable by a fine of up to CZK 50 000.