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A resident of Lithuania sells a car registered in Lithuania to another resident of Lithuania

NOTE. The process presented is valid in all cases of vehicle acquisition, for example, in cases of sale, gift, etc. Also, for all vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, trailers, etc.

The process of declaring and registering a change of ownership of a car previously registered in Lithuania consists of the following stages:

  • STEP 1. Concluding a transaction

    At this stage, a purchase-sale contract is entered into. It is very important to make sure that the SDK has already been assigned to the car because it will not be possible to perform the other steps specified below without this code. This code is also recommended to be entered in the purchase-sale contract.

  • STEP 2. Declaration of a change of ownership

    At this stage, the process takes place in the following order:

     

    • First, the car buyer must apply to "Regitra" and complete the declaration of acquisition online or at the division by indicating the data of the sales-purchase contract, the SDK and other required information.
    • Then, the car seller must confirm the data provided by the buyer. This can be done online or in the division.
    • After both parties have performed the above-mentioned actions (after the buyer has provided and the seller has confirmed the data), the new owner is given a new SDK and he becomes in the system the declared owner of the car. The old SDK is deleted.

     

    IMPORTANT. Both parties must confirm the acquisition and transfer. The buyer must do this within 5 days of the transaction and the seller within 5 days of the buyer providing his details.

  • STEP 3. Car registration (granting permission to participate in traffic)

    At this stage, the new car owner must apply to "Regitra" with the newly generated SDK for its registration in order for a new car registration certificate and, if the applicant desires so, of vehicle registration plates to be issued. This can be done in a way convenient for the customer: online or at "Regitra" branch. The car registration procedure itself remains unchanged.


    IMPORTANT:

     

    • If the vehicle is planned to be used in public traffic, it must be registered within 10 days of the declaration of change of ownership. Otherwise, the vehicle will be automatically deregistered.
    • If the vehicle is not planned to be used in public traffic, then it does not necessarily have to be registered.
  • Example of a possible situation

    Liudas sold the car to Rytis. On the next day after concluding the transaction, Rytis applied to "Regitra" and submitted an acquisition declaration online. Then, after having logged in to "Regitra" electronic system, Liudas confirmed the data provided by Rytis. After these actions were performed jointly within 5 working days, Rytis became the declared owner of the car and receive the unique SDK that has been assigned to the car. Rytis once again applied to Regitra with the new SDK and registered the car in his name.