In order to be able to drive a vehicle, it must be licensed for
use. This means that you as the owner must have traffic insurance
and pay vehicle tax for your vehicle. If you want to start using a
vehicle that is subject to an off road notification, it must always
be licensed for use.
The vehicle may be driven as of the date on which it was
licensed for use. Bear in mind that you cannot request licensing
for use retroactively; licensing applies from and including the
date on which we register your application. This is normally the
date on which the application has been received by us or a date in
the future that has been specified in your application.
Relicensing fee
From 1 January 2008, a relicensing fee of SEK 50 is payable to
licence a vehicle for use. This fee is payable at the same time as
vehicle tax. (If the vehicle is tax exempt, only the fee is
payable.)
This fee has been introduced to cover the additional costs incurred
by the Swedish Transport Agency for off road notifications and
licensing for use.
A relicensing fee is not payable for vehicles that are being
licensed for use for the first time.
If you don´t pay the
relicensing fee, we will send you a reminder with a
reminder fee of SEK 50.
How to license a vehicle for use
You can apply for a licence for use in three different ways:
Please note that you cannot apply to license a vehicle
for use by calling Customer Services.
Applying via the Internet
You can make your application via our service License
your vehicle for use (in Swedish only). The first step is to
log onto the service. You can do this using the registration number
and authorisation code (Behörighetskod) or using e-identity.
You will find the registration number and authorisation code on
your registration certificate.
What
is an authorisation code?
The appearance of the registration certificate
varies depending on whether you have a new or an old document.
More information about registration
certificates.
Applying via a service telephone
You can license your vehicle for use by calling the service
telephone on +46 (0)771-25 25 25 (in Swdish only). To do this,
you will need to have your registration number and authorisation
code available.
The vehicle must have traffic insurance
In order to license your vehicle for use, you must be registered
for traffic
insurance in the Swedish Road Traffic Registry (this does not
apply to trailers). If the vehicle has been previously licensed for
use, we usually have information about dormant insurance. If so, we
will activate this insurance and notify your insurance company when
you license the vehicle for use. If you do not have traffic
insurance, you must contact your insurance company and take out
insurance before applying to licence your vehicle for use.
Vehicle tax and charges
You must pay vehicle
tax in conjunction with your vehicle being licensed for use. We
will immediately send you a remittance slip. The tax must be paid
no later than three weeks from the date on which the vehicle was
licensed for use. A relicensing fee is also payable together with
the tax and, in some cases, a road traffic registry fee is charged.
Payment
of tax
Impediments to using the vehicle
In some cases, a vehicle may not be driven despite being
licensed for use. This applies if there is a driving ban because of
a failure to undergo a roadworthiness test or a ban on use owing to
unpaid vehicle tax.
You will receive information about a driving ban because of a
failure to undergo a roadworthiness test or a ban on use owing to
unpaid vehicle tax if you apply for a licence for use via the
Internet. But it is up to you, as the owner of the vehicle, to know
if you are allowed to drive the vehicle or not.
Grace period (respite)
In some cases, the test period is extended in conjunction with
licensing for use. The ban on driving then only becomes effective
three weeks after the date of licensing for use. We check this
automatically in connection with such licensing. More information
about roadworthiness
tests.
The Swedish Tax Agency makes tax decisions
The Swedish Transport Agency determines tax obligations by means
of automatic data processing. Do you consider that you have been
incorrectly charged with vehicle tax and would like to have the tax
refunded? If so, you must refer to the Swedish Tax Agency in order to have your matter
considered. The Swedish Tax Agency makes decisions regarding tax
obligations.