Permanently deregistering a vehicle

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When a vehicle registered in Luxembourg is transferred, sold, exported or scrapped, the SNCA must be informed within 5 working days.

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When your vehicle registered in Luxembourg is taken off the road, you must inform the National Society of Automotive Traffic (Société nationale de circulation automobile - SNCA) within 5 working days.

Who is concerned

Anyone who is the owner, holder or keeper of a vehicle registered in Luxembourg.

Garages and companies authorised to trade in road vehicles can carry out the procedure on behalf of their customers.

If the documents are submitted by a third party, that person must present a written power of attorney (mandate). In this case, it is important to ensure that the name of the holder, owner or keeper of the vehicle to be registered appears on all the documents, and not that of their representative (mandate holder).

Costs

In the event of the export of a vehicle, an export certificate is issued against payment of EUR 19.80.

Payment may be made either directly at the SNCA counter or by wire transfer to the account IBAN LU55 0019 4755 8078 4000 – BIC: BCEELULL before submitting or sending the request by post; the vehicle's (or vehicles') registration number(s) must be indicated in the 'communication' section of the wire transfer, and the statement of debit issued by the bank must be submitted with the application.

How to proceed

Procedures for deregistering a vehicle

When a Luxembourg-registered road vehicle is transferred, sold, exported or scrapped, you must inform the National Society of Automotive Traffic (SNCA) within 5 working days.

This declaration may be made:

  • online via MyGuichet.lu (see 'Online services and forms'). This is a procedure with authentication that requires a LuxTrust product or an electronic identity card (eID); 
  • in person, by appointment at the reception of one of the SNCA sites, with all the supporting documents; 
  • by post, preferably by registered mail.

Sale for export

If the road vehicle is exported or sold to a buyer in a country other than Luxembourg, you must obtain an export certificate from the SNCA (of the 2 parts of the registration certificate, which bears the inscription ‘unregistered vehicle’).

To obtain this export certificate, you must provide the supporting documents and pay a fee of EUR 19.80.

Supporting documents

You must provide the SNCA with:

  • the duly completed and signed form 'Déclaration de mise hors circulation' (vehicle deregistration form);
  • parts 1 and 2 (grey and yellow respectively) of the registration certificate;
  • a passport or identity card of the holder, owner or keeper of the vehicle.

Official proof of the vehicle's legal status must be presented if the vehicle is exempt from VAT or customs duties.

Reimbursement of the road tax following the permanent deregistration of a vehicle

When permanently deregistering a vehicle, as well as in the case of the transcription of a vehicle subject to tax, the tax paid in excess may be refunded under the following conditions:

  • the amount of the tax to reimburse is more than EUR 1;
  • the tax disc must be sent or handed in to the competent tax collector of the Customs and Excise Agency at the latest 60 days after its end of validity, with the indication of the IBAN number of a bank account with an accredited financial establishment in Luxembourg.

The deregistration or transcription date of the vehicle as registered in the database of the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works is taken into account to calculate the amount of the tax to be reimbursed.

The tax collector from the Customs and Excise Agency reimburses the amount of the tax paid in excess, at the rate of 1/365 per day not yet passed of the annual tax year, to the bank account indicated by the debtor. The amount to be paid is rounded down to the next Euro.

Annual lump-sum taxes for classic vehicles are not reimbursed.

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Déclaration de mise hors circulation d'un véhicule

Last update 20.12.2023

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