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European directory

Registration by country

Authority links, technical inspection routes and document-planning guides for European vehicle registration.

Country dossiers

Go to the source before you go to the counter.

Choose the country of registration—not merely the country where the vehicle was purchased.

49 countries shown

AlbaniaWestern BalkansDPSHTRR — General Directorate of Road Transport ServicesDPSHTRR technical control servicesView guide →AndorraMicrostatesGovernment of Andorra — Mobility and TransportGovernment-authorised vehicle inspection serviceView guide →ArmeniaCaucasusMinistry of Internal Affairs — vehicle registration servicesAccredited technical inspection operatorsView guide →AustriaEUAuthorised vehicle registration offices (Zulassungsstellen)Provincial-authorised inspection bodiesView guide →AzerbaijanCaucasusMain State Traffic Police DepartmentAuthorised technical inspection centresView guide →BelarusEastern EuropeState Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal AffairsState-authorised diagnostic stationsView guide →BelgiumEUDIV — Vehicle Registration ServiceRegional vehicle inspection bodiesView guide →Bosnia and HerzegovinaWestern BalkansCompetent entity/cantonal Ministry of InteriorAuthorised technical inspection stationsView guide →BulgariaEUTraffic Police — Ministry of InteriorAuthorised periodic technical inspection centresView guide →CroatiaEUMinistry of the Interior / registration stationsCVH — Croatian Vehicle CenterView guide →CyprusEURoad Transport DepartmentRoad Transport Department inspection centresView guide →CzechiaEUMunicipal vehicle registers under the Ministry of TransportSTK technical inspection stationsView guide →DenmarkEUMotorstyrelsen — Danish Motor Vehicle AgencyAuthorised vehicle inspection centresView guide →EstoniaEUTranspordiamet — Transport AdministrationAuthorised inspection stations supervised by TranspordiametView guide →FinlandEUTraficom — Transport and Communications AgencyAuthorised inspection companies supervised by TraficomView guide →FranceEUFrance Titres (ANTS)Authorised contrôle technique centresView guide →GeorgiaCaucasusService Agency of the Ministry of Internal AffairsService Agency inspection centresView guide →GermanyEULocal Kfz-Zulassungsstelle / federal i-Kfz servicesAuthorised technical services such as TÜV, DEKRA and othersView guide →GreeceEURegional Transport and Communications ServicesPublic and private KTEO inspection centresView guide →HungaryEUGovernment Offices and Government WindowsAccredited technical inspection stationsView guide →IcelandEEASamgöngustofa — Icelandic Transport AuthorityAuthorised inspection bodiesView guide →IrelandEUDepartment of Transport / National Vehicle and Driver FileNCT and CVRT test networksView guide →ItalyEUMotorizzazione Civile and ACI Public Vehicle RegisterAuthorised revision centres / MotorizzazioneView guide →KosovoWestern BalkansVehicle Registration Centres — Ministry of Internal AffairsLicensed vehicle inspection centresView guide →LatviaEUCSDD — Road Traffic Safety DirectorateCSDD technical inspection stationsView guide →LiechtensteinEEAMotor Vehicle Inspection Office (MFK)MFK technical inspectionView guide →LithuaniaEURegitraAuthorised technical inspection companiesView guide →LuxembourgEUSNCA — National Society of Automotive TrafficSNCT and authorised inspection bodiesView guide →MaltaEUTransport Malta — Land Transport DirectorateAuthorised VRT stationsView guide →MoldovaEastern EuropePublic Services Agency (ASP)Authorised periodic technical inspection stationsView guide →MonacoMicrostatesDriver and Vehicle Licensing OfficeTechnical inspection service of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing OfficeView guide →MontenegroWestern BalkansMinistry of the Interior — vehicle registrationAuthorised technical inspection stationsView guide →NetherlandsEURDW — Netherlands Vehicle AuthorityRDW-approved inspection companiesView guide →North MacedoniaWestern BalkansMinistry of Interior — vehicle registration servicesAuthorised technical inspection stationsView guide →NorwayEEAStatens vegvesen — Norwegian Public Roads AdministrationStatens vegvesen-approved inspection centresView guide →PolandEULocal starosta / city vehicle registration departmentsAuthorised vehicle inspection stationsView guide →PortugalEUIMT and IRN vehicle registration servicesCategory B technical inspection centresView guide →RomaniaEUDGPCI registration servicesRAR — Romanian Automotive RegisterView guide →San MarinoMicrostatesVehicle Registration OfficeState-authorised vehicle inspection servicesView guide →SerbiaWestern BalkansMinistry of Interior — Traffic Police DirectorateAuthorised technical inspection stationsView guide →SlovakiaEUPolice Force vehicle registration departmentsAuthorised technical inspection stationsView guide →SloveniaEUAuthorised registration organisations / eUpravaAuthorised technical inspection organisationsView guide →SpainEUDGT — Directorate-General for TrafficAuthorised ITV inspection stationsView guide →SwedenEUTransportstyrelsen — Swedish Transport AgencyAccredited inspection companiesView guide →SwitzerlandEFTACantonal road traffic officesCantonal inspection offices / authorised centresView guide →TürkiyeCandidate / transcontinentalNotaries and traffic registration servicesTÜVTÜRK authorised inspection networkView guide →UkraineEastern EuropeMain Service Center of the Ministry of Internal AffairsAccredited expert and technical control servicesView guide →United KingdomUnited KingdomDVLA — Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyDVSA-authorised MOT test stationsView guide →Vatican CityMicrostatesGovernorate of Vatican City State — competent vehicle serviceCompetent Governorate technical serviceView guide →

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