Bringing your car to Denmark

If you bring a vehicle to Denmark and you take up residence in Denmark, the vehicle must be registered to Danish number plates within 14 days of arrival, and you must pay registration tax.

If you are bringing a car on foreign number plates into Denmark, you must present the car to the tax authorities (SKAT), for assessment. You will then have to pay Danish registration tax based on the assessed value. After that Danish number plates will be issued. Depending on certain criteria, you may be required to pay customs or VAT when bringing your car to Denmark.

Read more about how to register your car and which documents to bring at the different stages on the website of Skattestyrelsen.

Converting your driver license

If you establish residence in Denmark, you must in some cases exchange your foreign driving licence for a Danish licence within a certain period.

You can obtain a Danish driving licence at your local Citizen Service (Borgerservice). You must bring along your:

National driving licence
CPR card
Passport or birth certificate
Valid residence permit/certificate
Passport photo
A medical certificate issued by your doctor
The exchange fee is DKK 280 (2016 rate).

If your current driving licence is not in the Latin alphabet, you must present a certified translation of the licence. If you have any questions, or need to find a certified translator, contact your local Citizen Service for help.

For more details on the process of exchanging your licence, see Life in Denmark.dk.

IS YOU DRIVING LISENCE ISSUED IN A NON-EU/EEA COUNTRY?

When relocating to Denmark with a non-EU/EEA driving licence, you may be required to exchange your licence for a Danish equivalent within 90 days and complete a driving test (consisting of a theoretical and a practical part) prior to the exchange. Depending on the country of issue, you may need to change your driving license.

Please notice that the countries are divided into Group 1 countries, Group 2 countries and Other countries. Read more about Group 1, Group 2 and Other countries

IS YOU DRIVING LISENCE ISSUED IN AN EU/EEA COUNTRY?

If your driving licence was issued in the Faroe Islands or in an EU Member State or an EEA country, you do not need to exchange your driving licence. Consequently, you are allowed to drive the same type of vehicles in Denmark as you are according to your valid driving licence from the issuing country.

In order to exchange your foreign driving licence for a Danish driving licence, you must meet the age-related requirements that apply to the issue of a corresponding Danish driving licence (with certain exemptions regarding driving licences from EU Member States and EEA countries).

Furthermore, the validity periods of Faroese driving licences which allow the holder to drive after the age of 70, are not accepted in Denmark.

Even if you are not required to exchange your foreign driving licence to at Danish driving licence, you may apply to have your driving licence exchanged, if you wish to do so.

Car leasing

Leasing is similar to a long-term rental where you pay a given amount a month for using a car (including repairs, insurance, etc.). The only thing you pay extra is the mileage.

You lease a car by contacting a leasing service and putting down a payment of approximately 10.000 DKK – 20.000 DKK. You pay a monthly fee of approximately 1500-3500 DKK a month, depending on the cars original price and how much you intend to drive. For each car, an average monthly mileage is set, based on your own assumptions. If you exceed the predefined mileage, you will need to pay an extra fee. If you driver less than approximated, you will get a refund. The leasing contract often runs for a period of three years.

The following websites offer leasing services:

Car-pooling

Several Danish sites offer car-pooling. The point of car-pooling is to use the empty seats in cars going a longer distance, by matching people driving with empty seats and people needing a ride. This approach is environmentally friendly and money saving. You need to register with the different sites in order to use their pooling services.

The following websites in English offer carpooling services:

Car rental

Generally, you need to be at least 23 years old and have had your driver’s license for at least 6 months to be able to rent a car. Here are some examples of car rental companies:

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