Once the seller has given you the notification part of the registration certificate (Part II), you can make a change of vehicle ownership at an inspection station that offers registration services or at your insurance company. The notification part must contain the buyer’s details, the date of transfer and the signatures of both parties.
When can you make a change of ownership using the notification part of the registration certificate?
You are the new owner or holder of the vehicle.
If the owner is a minor who does not have the right to drive the vehicle in question, the information of the holder who is using the vehicle must be provided. The holder must be of an age that entitles them to drive the vehicle in question.
The new owner or holder of the vehicle has a Finnish personal identity code or a valid business ID.
Change of ownership cannot be made in the following situations:
- Registration number missing: The vehicle does not have a valid registration number.
- The right to change registration details has been restricted: The vehicle is subject to a registration alteration prohibition issued by an authority, or it contains registration pendency data.
- The vehicle has been issued with a transfer restriction. The transfer restriction is marked for a vehicle that has been imported as removal goods and has been granted a car tax reduction.
- The vehicle is in special use, i.e. a rescue vehicle, a hearse or a veterinary vehicle.
- The vehicle has been deregistered or finally deregistered, decommissioned for registration in the military vehicle register or decommissioned for registration abroad or on the Åland Islands.
- The vehicle has been stolen: The police have marked the vehicle as stolen.
- The vehicle is registered for diplomatic use.
Change vehicle ownership using the notification part at an inspection station that offers registration services or at your insurance company
Before you submit a notification of a change of ownership, remember to obtain motor vehicle liability insurance for a vehicle in traffic use. Notify the change of vehicle ownership within 7 days of the date of vehicle purchase.
Frequently asked questions about a change of vehicle ownership using the notification part
See also
If the seller has submitted a notification of transfer for you using a personal identity code or business ID, you can make a change of ownership in My e-Services. In this case, you do not need the notification part of the registration certificate (Part II) you received from the seller. In My e-Services, a change of ownership costs less than at an inspection site.
How to make a change of ownership based on the notification of transfer (External link)
If you received a digital certificate from the seller in addition to the notification part of the registration certificate (Part II), you can make the change of ownership in My e-Services. In this case, you do not need the notification part of the registration certificate (Part II) you received from the seller. In My e-Services, a change of ownership costs less than at an inspection site.
How to make a change of ownership using a digital certificate (External link)