Overview

• Hauptzollamt Erfurt logged roughly 86,000 late Kfz‑tax cases last year, up from more than 84,000 the year before and about 83,000 in 2022.
• About €12 million in vehicle taxes are outstanding annually, with enforcement recovering around €10 million last year versus roughly €5 million and €6.5 million in the two prior years.
• Collection begins with written reminders and can escalate to visits by field enforcement officers who outline possible sanctions.
• Securing a vehicle is possible only after asset seizure; Zoll retains Ventilwächter as a last resort but reports no use in the Erfurt jurisdiction over the past five years.
• Thuringian tax offices employ wheel clamps only in very rare cases for persistent debtors, and unpaid Kfz‑taxes can block the registration of a new vehicle.