Sources and method – Vehicle keepers

All information comes from statutes and from pages of authorities and associations. Uncertain points are named openly below.

List of sources

1. Bundesministerium der Justiz (Federal Ministry of Justice), Gesetze im Internet: FZV §§ 13, 15, 16, 21; StVZO § 29 and Anlage VIII; StVG §§ 2a, 2d, 3, 4, 4c, 7, 25, 25a, 26, 29, 63g; OWiG §§ 33, 56, 67; FeV §§ 11, 13, 24a, 28, 29, 30 and Anlage 13; PflVG § 1; VVG §§ 40, 96, 111, 113; KraftStG §§ 3d, 9, 11; StVO § 12; BGB §§ 323, 355, 356b, 438, 476, 477, 495, 506, 634a; BKatV (table of contents; Anlage item no. 153). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
2. Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency), Umweltzonenkarte (gis.uba.de/website/umweltzonen/). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
3. Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), judgments V ZR 229/13 (4 July 2014) and V ZR 102/15 (11 March 2016).
4. Bundesministerium für Verkehr (Federal Ministry of Transport), Internetbasierte Fahrzeugzulassung: So funktioniert „i-Kfz“. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
5. Bundesregierung (Federal Government), Führerschein umtauschen: Diese Fristen gelten. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
6. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, Rückrufe. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
7. ADAC: Sonderkündigungsrecht Kfz-Versicherung; Auto gestohlen; Auto abgeschleppt. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
8. Search hits only: Zoll online (vehicle tax), Kfz-Schiedsstellen (vehicle arbitration boards), Verbraucherzentrale (warranty), Umweltplakette, Pkw-Maut, Bundesfinanzministerium on the electric-car tax exemption. Retrieved 20 September 2026.

Uncertain and open points

• Card driving licences, issue years 2002 to 2004 and Anlage 8e FeV: deadlines taken from the Federal Government; the table in the statute for 2002 to 2007 was not checked item by item.
• i-Kfz: cut-off dates for the security code only according to the BMV.
• Exchange fee (about 25 euros) and warning fine (10 euros) only according to the Federal Government.
• Vehicle tax: customs deadlines and Bundestag and Bundesrat dates for the extension only as search hits; the statute names an exemption until 31 December 2030 (first registration) and 31 December 2035.
• Lorry tolls and foreign toll systems only as search hits; clarification outstanding.
• Digital driving licence: launch date not confirmed (targeted for end of 2026).
• Reporting deadlines and the deadline for recovered vehicles after theft depend on the contract terms (AKB) and were not checked in the full text.
• Emissions test, information from the driver fitness register (Fahreignungsregister), standard rates of the fine catalogue, MPU procedure, cannabis rules: not checked.
• State law (fees, responsibilities, municipal rules): not researched.

What this platform does – and what it does not

Wegweiser explains keeper duties and rights in plain language and names legal bases, deadlines and figures from the sources listed. It does not replace legal advice or a review of your individual case. It names no local advice centres, addresses or phone numbers except nationally documented bodies. No personal data is stored. Deadlines, especially for an appeal against a fine (Einspruch), are short: seek advice early. Wegweiser Verkehrsunfallopfer (road accident victims) covers the consequences of accidents.