Digital car approval in Ludwigshafen: A disaster for drivers!

Digital car approval in Ludwigshafen: A disaster for drivers!

Ludwigshafen, Deutschland - Long waiting times and closed offices-digitization in Rhineland-Palatinate remains behind the expectations. A current test of the digital vehicle approval in Ludwigshafen shows that online services for re-approval and changes in address are currently switched off, while technical problems and increasing IT security requirements are delaying implementation. For admission service providers such as Stefan Rupp, this means that he must continue to act on site in the registration office because the digital alternatives fail.

In addition, Rupp is annoyed by increased fees: The costs for deregistering a vehicle have increased from 7.80 euros to 16.80 euros, although the digital procedure does not yet work. While in other German cities the digitization of vehicle registrations has already been successfully implemented-over a million digital approvals nationwide-citizens in Ludwigshafen have to wait until January 2025 for the introduction of the I-KFZ week. The federal government sees progress, but reality remains frustrating for many, because a large part of the promised digital administrative services is still not available. More Details can be found at www.tagesschau.de .