Extend Green Card cover while you wait for the Zulassung in Germany

Typical reasons for an extension are:

• waiting for an appointment at the Zulassungsstelle;
• waiting for the HU (roadworthiness test) or an inspection date;
• a CoC or Datenbestätigung that has not arrived yet;
• the eVB (insurance confirmation) from the German insurer that is not ready yet;
• delayed transport, or a buyer who is not ready.

Each extension adds 14 days and needs the approval of the insurer. Repeated extensions are possible, each time for 14 days and each time after approval.

1. Send your request via WhatsApp, email or the form on this page.
2. We check it and ask the insurer for approval.
3. We confirm the approval and the price.
4. You pay by bank transfer.
5. After payment you usually receive the new insurance certificate with Green Card within 15 minutes by email, including a PDF.

If the insurer does not approve, you pay nothing, because payment only follows our confirmation. We cannot say in advance how long the insurer's check takes. You can also extend at our desk in Hengelo. Cover that was taken out elsewhere can be extended too, with a follow-on policy, after approval by the insurer. The price starts from €120 per 14 days and is confirmed in advance; it can be higher for heavy or unusual vehicles. Extending more than once is possible: if the CoC arrives late or the appointment moves, you request another 14 days in the same way, again subject to the approval of the insurer. For several vehicles or a long-term business relationship a discount is sometimes possible, always agreed in advance.

• the registration number;
• the current Green Card or policy (photo or PDF);
• the end date of the current cover;
• the country where the vehicle is now, and its destination;
• the details of the policyholder and the driver.

The form has no upload field, so use the 'Send photos and documents by WhatsApp' button with the form below, or send them by email. Questions first? Contact our export desk.

The extension covers the insurance only. On Dutch public roads the car may be driven for 14 days after deregistration, and never longer than its APK (the Dutch roadworthiness test) is valid (RDW). That does not change, so the export plates themselves are not extended: see Dutch export plates.

Abroad, the rules of the country where the vehicle is located apply, and the rules for Dutch export plates vary by country. An extension gives no right to drive in Germany after the first 14 days, so ask the Zulassungsstelle in advance what is allowed. If the vehicle is still in the Netherlands and the 14 days are over, it can only be moved on a trailer or car transporter.

Apply in good time, so that the new cover follows on directly from the current one; without valid insurance the vehicle may not be driven. If the cover has already expired, an extension is still possible after the insurer approves, but the car is uninsured in the gap and may not be driven then. Our advice remains to book the HU and the Zulassung within the first 14 days: see registering a car in Germany and our export insurance for the drive.