Cars and driving licences
Transferring a vehicle to a new owner
You have 10 working days to register the transfer, and a sale needs a joint request from both sides. Skip it and you risk a fine of up to fifty thousand.
Start the guideVerified 22 September 20267 cited law paragraphs
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What this depends on
You'll need to know this about your plan
- How is the vehicle changing owner?
- Will you go to the authority together, or do you have a certified power of attorney?For a transfer, the law requires a joint request from both the current and the new owner. Representation is possible: the power of attorney must either be recorded in the information system of representation authorisations, have an officially certified signature, or be signed in a way with the same effect.Only asked in some cases
Possible outcomes
How this can turn out
- Within 10 working days
With a joint request from both sides, you transfer the vehicle at the municipal authority of a . The fee is 800 CZK.
Municipal office800 CZK for a motor vehicle with at least four wheelsWithin 10 working days of the transfer of ownership- Sale, purchase, or gift
- Yes, we'll go together or have a power of attorney
- Not possible without the other side
For a transfer, the law requires a joint request from both owners. Without cooperation or a certified , the authority won't process the entry.
Municipal office800 CZK, once the entry can be madeThe 10-working-day deadline runs regardless of the dispute- Sale, purchase, or gift
- No, the other side isn't cooperating
- You apply alone
For a transfer of ownership, typically inheritance, the new owner alone files the request. The 10-working-day deadline applies the same way.
Municipal office800 CZK for a motor vehicle with at least four wheelsWithin 10 working days of the transfer of ownership- Inheritance or another transfer of ownership
Where this comes from
Primary sources, not a paraphrase
§ 114 až 116Act No. 542/2020 Coll., on products with an expired lifespan: emissions fee when registering a vehicle§ 8 odst. 1Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: entering a change of owner on a transfer of ownership§ 8 odst. 2Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: the 10-working-day deadline§ 6 odst. 3Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: conditions of entry, registration inspection, and insurance§ 83 odst. 1 písm. b)Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: minor offence for not filing the requestSazebník, položka 26 písm. a)Act No. 634/2004 Coll.: entering a change of vehicle owner§ 8 odst. 8Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: representation on the basis of a power of attorney
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