Driving A Car With Foreign Number Plates in Denmark

Driving a car with foreign number plates (Danish residents)

Generally, you are not allowed to drive a vehicle that is registered outside Denmark if you live in Denmark.

However, you may do so, if for a limited period of time you:

• import the vehicle
• have a loan car from a non-Danish garage while your own is being repaired outside Denmark
• need to test vehicle equipment or test non-Danish registered vehicles.

Bringing a vehicle with foreign number plates (Danish residents)

If you bring a vehicle with foreign number plates to Denmark, you need to inform the Danish Motor Vehicle Agency (Motorstyrelsen) before crossing the border. We are able to fill up all the required documentation for it. 

If you stay in Denmark less than 185 days within a 12-month period, you may drive a vehicle with foreign number plates without having to pay Danish registration tax.

You need to pay tax in your country of residence.

• Your country of residence is the country where you stay for more than 185 days within a calendar year
• If your spouse and children reside away from Denmark and you stay with them at least twice a month, your country of residence is not Denmark
• If you reside in several countries, we may decide your country of residence.

If you are unsure of the duration of your stay in Denmark or your country of residence, you can apply for permission to drive a vehicle with foreign number plates in Denmark. Please note that SKAT charges a fee of DKK 400 to process your application.