UNMIK-JIAS Fact Sheet
Kosovo Consolidated Budget
Vehicle Registration

When UNMIK took over Kosovo's administration, many vehicles had invalid licence plates or no plates at all. Basic order on the roads could therefore not be ensured. The Vehicle Registration Programme in Kosovo is designed to remedy this. By identifying the possessor of a vehicle, registration establishes a link between vehicles and their possessors. Vehicle number plates issued during registration enable the Civil Police with the help of witnesses to make reports on traffic accidents and investigators to track down registered vehicles when they are stolen. An associated vehicle insurance system established by UNMIK allows the victims of accidents to receive compensation. UNMIK-set criteria ensure that private companies authorized to insure vehicles are reliable and solvent. Two insurance companies currently meet these criteria and offer Third Party Liability: INSIG and AIG located in Pristina at the registration site in Dragodan and in the regions at each operating registration centre.

Vehicle Registration began in Pristina on 30 November 1999 employing qualified local staff members having previous work experience in the area.
Vehicle Registration sites are now operational in Pristina, Prizren and Gjakovë. These sites have the capacity to process 250 vehicles per day on average. In the near future, UNMIK will be opening four new registration centres in other major towns of Kosovo.

The vehicle registration procedure (see chart below) includes the payment of a registration fee, a safety inspection of the vehicle, presenting proof of having paid customs duty, of having purchased an insurance policy. The revenue collected through registration fees is put into the Kosovo Consolidated Budget including payment of UNMIK Customs Duty for recently imported vehicles, as is the case all over Europe, goes into the central budget that provides essential services to the people of Kosovo Possessors then receive an official Registration Document and a Kosovo licence plate. UNMIK is in the process of negotiating with neighbour countries regarding the acceptance of Kosovo licence plates by their authorities.

UNMIK police started to introduce sanctions against drivers of unregistered vehicles. Sanctions will be introduced in other regions within 90 days of the opening of each new registration centre.

Steps to register your vehicle...

Bring personal documents (old or new personal ID, passport, driving licence) and vehicle papers (old registration document, insurance policy, deed of ownership, green cards& etc.) documents, as well as the vehicle, to the registration site.

Pay a registration fee according to the type of your vehicle. (See below).

Pass a safety inspection at the registration centre.

If you do not have proof of having paid Customs Duty, you need to go to the Customs House in order to pay for and obtain a certificate of Customs Duty payment.

Purchase an insurance policy from an UNMIK-registered insurance company. So far, two companies have met the criteria set by UNMIK. These companies (AIG and INSIG) have their offices in Pristina.

At this point, you will be issued a Registration Document valid for one year and new Kosovo licence plates.

Type of Vehicle	Registration fee (Deutsche mark)
Car (up to 1000cc)	30
Car (up to 2000cc)	40
Car (up to 2000cc)	60
Car (over 2000cc)	100
Minibuses and minivans (up to 10 passengers)	200
Buses (more than 10 passengers)	200
Light trucks	100
Heavy trucks and construction equipment	200
Motorcycles	15
Tractors and trailers	30