I am looking to purchase a LHD car that I can use abroad.>

Germany seems to be a good place to buy.>

What paperwork do the germans use as registration certificates. ?

And how easy is it to get the deregistration certificate out of> germany authorities ?

Do you need any form of german national ID to purchase car in germany> (like you do in spain) ?

There are two - the "Fahrzeugschein" which is the bit that you need to> carry with you all the time and the "Fahrzeugbrief" which is the> equivalent to the UK V5 and proof of ownership. If the car has been> bought on finance chances are that the finance company or bank has the> "Fahrzeugbrief". As you can't re-register the car without one, make> sure the seller gets it for you and give it to you in exchange for the> money.>

Take both the Fahrzeugschein and Fahrzeugbrief to the local> "Zulassungsstelle" (VRO). Take the plates off the car and wander in.> They should either allow you to apply for export plates> (Exportkennzeichen)­ which would allow you to register the car on a> German plate in your name so you can drive it out of the country, or> you tell them you want to deregister ("abmelden") the car. In the> latter case they'll retain the Fahrzeugschein and stamp the> Fahrzeugbrief to show that the car has been deregistered. In the latter> case you'll have to get the car transported, obviously.>

Keep in mind that you have to pay for all this stuff - can't remember> how much it was (haven't been living in Germany for a while now) but I> wouldn't expect much change out of EUR100 if you want export plates,> probably even more.>

You have to have some kind of proof of ID (passport is fine, doesn't> have to be a German one) and proof of address (photocard driving> license should do the job).>

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