Mobility
# Owning a vehicle
Whether new or second-hand - here you can find out when you need to
register, deregister or re-register a car, truck, boat or other means of
transportation, what there is to consider with regards to licence plates and what
subsidies are available for the purchase.
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As soon as your vehicle has been registered, you generally have to pay vehicle tax. The amount you have to pay depends on the technical assessment basis of your vehicle.If you are the owner of a vehicle, you can apply for a vehicle tax concession in the form of a tax reduction or complete exemption from vehicle tax under certain conditions.If you are the owner of a motor vehicle as a person with a severe disability, you may have to pay less motor vehicle tax or none at all under certain conditions. To do this, apply for a vehicle tax concession.Have you purchased an all-electric vehicle or converted an existing vehicle to an all-electric vehicle? Then you can be exempt from vehicle tax for up to 10 years.As a resident, you can apply for a resident parking permit for your car or motorcycle or a motor vehicle that you use permanently. The resident parking permit is only valid for a specially designated zone (resident parking area).
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