Apply for a cab permit

• The entrepreneur or the persons appointed to manage the company must be reliable and professionally suitable.
• The company must be secure. For example, there must be no arrears in taxes or social security contributions and vehicle maintenance must be impeccable.
• The company must be financially viable.
• The company's business locations entered in the commercial register or register of cooperatives must be in Germany.

Note: In contrast to hire car transport, cab licenses are not available indefinitely. The number of permits available depends on local conditions.
Further information can be obtained from the district office or the municipal administration.

You must apply for a cab permit in writing to the competent authority.
Depending on the service, you can download an application form from the Internet.

•  Verband des Verkehrsgewerbes Baden (opens in a new tab)
•  Association of the Württemberg Transport Industry (opens in a new tab)

• Municipalities
• Trade supervisory authorities
• the Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• the relevant trade unions and trade associations

• Proof of personal reliability (not older than three months at the time of application), e.g:
  • Extract from the Federal Central Criminal Register (certificate of good conduct (opens in a new tab))
  •  Information from the central trade register (opens in a new tab)
  •  Extract from the central traffic register (opens in a new tab)
• Extract from the commercial or cooperative register (certified copies)
• Copy of the articles of association and list of shareholders
• for legal entities: Proof of authorization to represent the company
• Proof of financial standing (not older than three months at the time of application):
  • Clearance certificates from the tax office
  • Clearance certificate from the responsible municipality
  • Clearance certificate from the social insurance:
    • from health insurance funds with which you insure or have insured employees and
    • for yourself, if you are or were voluntarily or privately insured.
  • Clearance certificate from the  Employer's Liability Insurance Association for Transport and Traffic (opens in a new tab) (not older than three months at the time of application)
  • Equity certificate and, if applicable, additional certificate (not older than twelve months at the time of application)
    • The amount of equity capital depends on the number of vehicles intended for use: For the first vehicle, you must provide proof of equity amounting to EUR 2,250, and EUR 1,250 for each additional vehicle.
• Proof of professional suitability:
  • Examination certificate from the IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) or
  • Certificate of professional qualification from the IHK for at least three years of managerial activity in a cab company or
  • Certificate of the recognized equivalent final examination (e.g. commercial examination in rail and road transport with a focus on passenger transport)
• If you appoint other persons to manage the company, you must submit the following documents for them:
  • Certificate of good conduct
  • Information from the central trade register
  • Extract from the central traffic register
  • Proof of professional suitability
  • Proof of employment (employment contract)

• for the first vehicle: EUR 150.00
• for each additional vehicle: EUR 40.00.

These amounts are not binding for the licensing authority. In the event of excessive administrative costs, the licensing authority may deviate from these amounts up to the maximum amount of the framework fee.

•  § Section 13 (4) of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG) (prerequisite for approval) (opens in a new tab)
•  § Section 47 of the Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG) (transportation by cab) (opens in a new tab)