Temporarily deregistering a vehicle
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Any owner/holder of a vehicle registered in Luxembourg can temporarily deregister their vehicle, regardless of the reasons—for example, if the owner/holder wishes to take a motorcycle or a vintage car off the road for winter, or is temporarily unable to drive.
Who is concerned?
Any owner/holder of a vehicle registered in Luxembourg who wishes to temporarily deregister their vehicle (i.e., take their vehicle off the road).
How to proceed
Procedures for temporarily deregistering a vehicle
Once a road vehicle registered in Luxembourg has been temporarily deregistered, the owner/holder of the vehicle in question must inform the National Society of Automotive Traffic (Société nationale de circulation automobile- SNCA) within 5 working days, by using the downloadable, duly completed and signed, vehicle deregistration declaration form.
This declaration may be made:
- either by sending a letter by registered post to SNCA - BP 23 / L-5201 Sandweiler;
- or by making an appointment with the SNCA and going in to their offices in person with the required documents and some form of identification.
The vehicle can also be deregistered online by following the procedure on the MyGuichet.lu platform.
The declaration of vehicle deregistration must be accompanied with part I of the registration certificate (carte grise).
Reimbursement of the road tax following a temporary deregistration of a vehicle
To receive the reimbursement of road tax following the temporary deregistration of a vehicle, applicants must send or hand in the tax sticker to the Central Office of the Customs and Excise Agency, indicating the IBAN number of the bank account of a Luxembourg institution.
Sending or delivering the tax sticker to the Central Office without deregistering the vehicle first does not give rise to a refund of the road tax and involves the return of the tax sticker to the debtor of said tax.
Therefore, the Customs and Excise Agency only reimburses the road tax when the vehicle has first been deregistered with the National Society of Automotive Traffic (SNCA). The date considered to calculate the amount of the reimbursement is the date on which the vehicle was temporarily or permanently deregistered with the SNCA.
Annual lump-sum taxes for classic vehicles are not reimbursable.
The tax is payable for as long as the vehicle is not deregistered with at least Part I of the registration certificate.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
National Society of Automotive Traffic
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National Society of Automotive Traffic
- Address:
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11, rue de Luxembourg
L-5230
Sandweiler
Luxembourg
B.P. 23 - L-5201 Sandweiler
- Phone:
- (+352) 26626 400
- Fax:
- (+352) 35 72 14 210
- Email address:
- info@snca.lu
- Website:
- http://www.snca.lu
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Assignment of vehicle registration numbers
- Address:
- 11, route de Luxembourg L-5230 Sandweiler Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 26626 - 400
- Email address:
- nplaques@snca.lu
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Driving Licence Office
- Address:
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11, rue de Luxembourg
L-5230
Sandweiler
Luxembourg
B.P. 23 - L-5201 Sandweiler
- Phone:
- (+352) 26626 - 400
- Fax:
- (+352) 8002 3666
- Email address:
- pdc@snca.lu
- Website:
- http://www.snca.lu
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National Society of Automotive Traffic - Esch-sur-Alzette station
- Address:
- 22, rue Jos Kieffer L-4149 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 26626 - 400
- Email address:
- info@snca.lu
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National Society of Automotive Traffic - Sandweiler station
- Address:
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11, rue de Luxembourg
L-5230
Sandweiler
Luxembourg
B.P. 23 L-5201 Sandweiler
- Phone:
- (+352) 26626 -400
- Email address:
- info@snca.lu
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National Society of Automotive Traffic - Fridhaff station
- Address:
- 8, rue Fridhaff L-9379 Diekirch Luxembourg
- Phone:
- +35226626400
- Email address:
- info@snca.lu
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Central Office
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Customs and Excise Agency Central Office
- Address:
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3, rue des Prés
L-7561
Mersch
Luxembourg
B.P. 182 L-7502 Mersch
- Phone:
- (+352) 27 48 84 88
- Fax:
- (+352) 27 48 83 00
- Email address:
- caisse.centrale@do.etat.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens at 8.00
- Monday:
- 8.00 to 17.00
- Tuesday:
- 8.00 to 17.00
- Wednesday:
- 8.00 to 17.00
- Thursday:
- 8.00 to 17.00
- Friday:
- 8.00 to 17.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
Mon.-Fri. from 8.00 to 17.00
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Appointment for the registration or approval of vehicles
on the website of the National Society of Automotive Traffic (SNCA)
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Temporarily deregistering a vehicle
on the website of the National Society of Automotive Traffic (SNCA)
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Fiche d'information sur la mise hors circulation d'un véhicule
Pdf • 91 Ko
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Guide des démarches fréquentes de la SNCA
Pdf • 388 Ko
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