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Cars in the CR have to be registered at a relevant municipality office. Registration has to be arranged for newly purchased cars and cars whose owners have changed has to be re-registered.

On 1 June 2017 an amendment of the Act on Conditions of the Road Traffic Operation entered into effect. This means it is now possible to go to any municipal office with extended powers to arrange the change of the owner or the operator of a registered vehicle, to register a new or an imported vehicle, to take a vehicle out of operation (“deposit”), to report the disposal of a vehicle, to apply for a personalised number on a registration plate, a registration plate for a bike carrier or registration of coupling devices and trailers.

 

The Ministry of Transport has created a simple map for motorists which includes all municipal offices with extended powers, their addresses and contacts. On the Ministry website you can easily look up the closest register of vehicles and plan your visit. The map is available here.

 

To arrange the re-registration of a used car to a new owner, the previous owner and the new owner have to come to the office in person and submit an application for a change of the owner in a single application form together with:

  • –  A log book and a vehicle registration ID,
  • –  A certificate of vehicle identity check no older than 30 days,
  • –  A green card (proof of insurance).

If one of the persons is represented by someone else based on written power of attorney, the power of attorney has to be signed by officially verified signatures.

 

To re-register a vehicle, i.e. to register a used car to a new owner, it is necessary for the new owner as well as the previous owner to go to the office together or for one of them to have power of attorney with an officially verified signature from the other party. If the previous owner refuses to cooperate with the re-registration, based on the amendment effective since 1 June 2017, it is possible to apply for a change of owner by a single party after the expiration of a ten-day period.

 

The change of the operator or the owner will be stated in part II of the vehicle registration ID (log book) and a new part I of the vehicle registration ID will be issued for the vehicle.

You can make an appointment at the register of vehicles of the Prague City Hall in advance by making an online reservation for a particular date and time at the relevant department.

 

All motor vehicles in the CR have to be insured by liability insurance for operation of a vehicle (also known as compulsory third party liability insurance or a green card). Vehicles are subject to regular inspections and emission measurement. To use Czech motorways it is necessary to buy a motorway sticker and attach it to the inside of the windscreen.

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Offices of the register of vehicles of the Prague City Hall: