Temporary stickers and commercial plates

You may use temporary stickers when you are:

• testing and adjusting a new vehicle but not when you are running in the vehicle.
• importing or exporting a vehicle to or from the address of the importer or exporter. It is your responsibility to check if the temporary sticker may be used for entering and/or leaving the relevant countries.
• test driving a vehicle in connection with repair but not when you are running in a reconditioned vehicle.
• picking up or dropping off a vehicle for repair, leasing, purchase, sale or preparation.
• driving a vehicle because you need to have it registered or approved, or where the vehicle has had its number plates revoked due to non-payment of vehicle tax.
• driving a vehicle to another dealer, another leasing business, outlet, exhibition room or warehouse.
• demonstrating a vehicle to a dealer, a leasing business or the staff of the dealer or the leasing business.
• demonstrating or testing a vehicle for sale or leasing purposes. The vehicle may only be driven upon prior request by a potential buyer or lessee of a vehicle of the specific type.
• photographing or filming a vehicle for advertising purposes. Only the car maker or the importer of the vehicle is allowed to drive.
• test driving a vehicle in connection with preparing an article that has been agreed with the media. This only applies to journalists primarily working in motor journalism. 
• solely for technical historical reasons - such as participating in a vintage car meeting - required to occasionally drive a vehicle registered for the first time more than 30 years ago. The vehicle must have passed an inspection within the past 8 years and its number plates may not have been confiscated due to poor condition the inspection has been passed.
• going to participate in a motor racing event approved by the police and taking place on a car racing track or on designated routes and if you are driving to and from the track/routes. It is a requirement that the vehicle has been inspected and approved for exemption from motor racing within the past two years. The temporary sticker is issued to the person participating in the race. Participation must be documented upon request.
• taking part in charitable and non-profit events (including taking part in a parade) and driving directly between the location where the car is kept and that of the event.

You can only order temporary stickers in the Register of Motor Vehicles if you have a Danish registered address and MitID.

A purchased temporary registration sticker can be collected from:

• a vehicle inspection or re-inspection company that is registered for the issuance of temporary stickers
• 5 selected customs offices (until and including 30 September 2025)

To collect your temporary sticker, you must bring photo ID and the receipt you received by email when you placed the order. You must also bring a power of attorney if you are collecting it on behalf of someone else.

Temporary stickers can also be sent by post. Delivery time is 3–4 business days.

If the vehicle is registered in the Register of Motor Vehicles

1. Log on to the Register of Motor Vehicles with MitID
2. Select ’Plader’ (Plates) → ’Bestil specialplade’ (Order special number plates) → ’Bestil prøvemærke’ (Order temporary sticker).
3. Search for and unlock the vehicle (Fremsøg køretøj → Lås op)
4. State the reason for requesting temporary stickers and the desired period of validity
5. Select place of delivery.
6. When collecting temporary registration stickers from a license plate operator, you must provide an email address.
   If the sticker is to be sent by post, you must indicate whether it should be sent to the user of the temporary sticker or to a designated recipient address.
   Confirm the order.
7. Pay and go to the receipt page.

If you have chosen to collect the temporary registration sticker, you will receive an email at the address you provided.

If you have chosen to have the sticker sent by post, the delivery time is 3–4 business days.

To see the status of your order, click ‘Vis status på pladebestilling’ (Show number plate order status) under the ‘Plader’ (Plates) tab.

If the vehicle cannot be found in the Register of Motor Vehicles

1. Log on to the Register of Motor Vehicles with MitID.
2. Select ’Plader’ (Plates) → ’Bestil specialplade’ (Order special number plates) -→’Bestil prøvemærke’ (Order temporary sticker).
3. Select ’Stelnummer’ (Vehicle identification no.) and complete the field.
4. When you select ‘Fremsøg Køretøj’ (Search for vehicle), you will get an error message saying that the vehicle cannot be found.
5. Select ’Opret Køretøj’ (Create vehicle profile) at the bottom of the page
6. Complete the tab fields in the Register with the information you have.
7. When the profile for your vehicle has been created, you can order the temporary stickers as described above.

Order rejected

You can order the temporary registration sticker no earlier than 14 days before the first date of use and for a maximum period of 7 days.

If you have previously been issued temporary stickers several times, we may reject your order on the grounds that the vehicle should be registered with standard number plates.

You can order temporary stickers via E-tax:

• if you do not have the codes from your registration certificate (in Danish only)
• if you are registered for address protection
• if you do not have a Danish civil registration number or an alternative contact register (AKR) number.

How to order:

• Pay via online banking for the number of days you need the temporary sticker
• Use the payment line +73 +80870566
  If you do not have a Danish bank account: IBAN: DK44 0216 4069 16 og BIC/Swift: DABADKKK
• Enter your name, civil registration number and vehicle chassis number.
  
  
• Log on at E-tax using MitID.
• Select Kontakt (Contact) → Skriv til os (Write to us) → Bil og motor (Vehicles) → Ejerskifte, nummerplader og registreringsattest (Change of ownership, number plates and registration certificate) → Bestil prøvemærke (Order temporary sticker)
• Attach photo ID with civil registration number and address
• Attach a receipt for payment for the temporary sticker (must include name, civil registration number and chassis number).
• Enter vehicle chassis number or previous registration number
  • If this concerns a non-Danish vehicle, you must attach documentation, for example a foreign registration certificate, purchase invoice or similar
• Enter the dates on which you will be using the vehicle (max. seven days)
  • You can order the temporary sticker at the earliest 14 days before you need it.
• Choose whether you want the temporary sticker to be sent to you or whether you want to collect it from a vehicle inspection or reinspection centre.
• State the purpose of the driving (see above: When to use temporary stickers).

If you have chosen to collect the temporary sticker from a vehicle inspection or reinspection centre, you will receive the permit in E-tax. See the list of vehicle inspection or reinspection centres that hand out temporary stickers.

If you do not have a civil registration number or an AKR number

If you are a foreign individual and you do not have a Danish civil registration number (CPR number) when you apply for a temporary sticker, the Danish Motor Vehicle Agency (Motorstyrelsen) will create an AKR number for you in the alternative contact register in the Register of Motor Vehicles.  We will send you the AKR number along with the approval for the temporary registration sticker to the email address you provided in your application.

Once you have an AKR number, you can order temporary stickers at the inspection and reinspection centres that offer this service.

If you have a civil registration number and address protection 

You must apply to be entered in the Alternative Contact Register (det alternative kontaktregister (AKR)) if you have a civil registration number and address protection and want to order a temporary sticker. The AKR number will be created with reference to your civil registration number.

The Motor Vehicle Agency will notify you via E-tax when an AKR number has been linked to your civil registration number so that you can order the temporary sticker in the Register of Motor Vehicles.

If you are not digital, you can get someone else to help you order a temporary sticker. You must authorise the person to order on your behalf.

How to grant authorisation

• Create a power of attorney with the following information:
  • Your name, CPR number, and address
  • The name and address of the person you are authorizing
  • What the power of attorney covers (applying for a temporary registration sticker on your behalf)
  • The vehicle’s VIN and, if applicable, the registration number
  • The dates you need the temporary sticker (maximum 7 days)
  • The purpose of use (see above: Situations where temporary stickers can be used)
  • Date and your signature

• Pay via online banking for the number of days you need the temporary sticker
• Use the payment line +73 +80870566
• Enter your name, civil registration number and vehicle chassis number.

How somebody else can order the temporary sticker for you

The person must follow this guide:

• Log on at E-tax using MitID.
• Select Kontakt (Contact) → Skriv til os (Write to us) → Bil og motor (Vehicles) → Ejerskifte, nummerplader og registreringsattest (Change of ownership, number plates and registration certificate) → Bestil prøvemærke (Order temporary sticker)
• Attach authorisation and photo ID, including civil registration number and address of the person ordering the temporary sticker
• Attach receipt for payment for the temporary sticker (must contain name and civil registration number of the person who will be using the temporary sticker and the vehicle chassis number)
• Enter vehicle chassis number or previous registration number
  • If this concerns a non-Danish vehicle, you must attach documentation, for example a foreign registration certificate, purchase invoice or similar.
• Enter the dates on which the temporary sticker will be used (max. seven days)
  • You can order the temporary sticker at the earliest 14 days before you need it.
• State the purpose of the driving (see above: When to use temporary stickers).

You can buy temporary stickers at the 5 customs offices listed below. You will receive the temporary stickers immediately. Bring a photo ID and the vehicle identification no., brand and model of the vehicle.

• Frederikshavn
• Hirtshals
• Nørre Alslev 
• Rønne
• Padborg (cash payment only)

The customs clearance offices issue temporary stickers from 9.00 to 14.00.

Find customs clearance offices (toldekspeditioner) at the web page of The Danish Customs Agency (only in Danish)

Danish temporary stickers and commercial number plates may be used when you are driving a vehicle from Denmark to or through Germany. Please note that such stickers and number plates cannot be used if you are driving from Germany to Denmark.

You may return to Denmark using German commercial plates (short-term plates) with a term of validity of maximum 7 days.

Commercial number plates and temporary stickers may be used when driving in Germany (newsletter in Danish)

Below you can see where to collect temporary stickers.

Collection points for temporary stickers (udleveringssteder for prøvemærker)