The European Commission slashes the unnecessary burden for registering a cal in another EU member state, removing this way significant barrier to the free movement of goods, services and workers, and therefore to growth and jobs creation in Europe. When the proposal is adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, this will imply:

- Citizens who spend part of the year in a holiday residence in another EU country will not have to re-register their car there.
- Citizens who move permanently to another EU country will have 6 months to re-register their car there.
- Citizens who buy or sell a second-hand car in another EU country will not have to face additional technical controls and administrative problems.
- Citizens who work in another EU country and use a car registered by their employer there will no longer have to register it in their home country.
- Car-rental companies will be able to transfer cars to another EU country during the holiday periods without re-registration. This should lower the price of car rentals.
- Registration authorities will increasingly cooperate with each other, making it easier to track stolen cars.

More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/single-market-goods/motor-vehicle-registration/index_en.htm