Cancel German Broadcasting Fee
– Online & in English!

GEZ is short for “Gebühreneinzugszentrale”, which means “broadcasting fee collecting agency.” The GEZ is now known as ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice. Because the new name is so hideously long, people still refer to the broadcasting corporation as GEZ. Expats also call it “radio tax”, “broadcasting license”, or “state broadcasting contribution”. In England, they call their broadcasting service fee a “television license.”

You can cancel the GEZ fees if you are moving to an apartment for which broadcasting fees are already being paid, if you’re moving abroad or if you give up a second home. If the person paying the fee lived alone and has died, relatives must cancel the broadcasting fee.

You can terminate your contract anytime if you fulfil one stated reason. There is no specific notice period, however, you should remember that the termination of the broadcasting fees only becomes effective in the following month. The termination doesn’t cost an additional fee.

Your termination confirmation can only be sent to a German address. Even if you’ve booked mail forwarding, various types of official mail (the really important stuff) will not be sent to your new address! Mail from Authorities, which contains a postal delivery certificate, is not forwarded. Official letters are usually not forwarded by a forwarding order but are returned to the sender’s address. Letters from the bank, the tax office, or other authorities will not arrive at your new address.

The Cancellation Service of SympatMe

So if you would like assistance, you can get in touch with SympatMe and book one of our convenient packages. Your termination confirmation can only be sent to a German address. We’ve got your back; we’re your german address. As soon as the process begins, you’ll receive a pdf with the confirmation details. Once we receive your documents, we’ll send you a digital version via email.  Easy peasy, no-hassle, problem solved. You can fill in your details in English on our website, and we will take it from there.

If you have a small budget, live in Germany and understand the language, the Self-Service package is the right choice.

If you are already abroad, don’t speak German, or don’t have the time to do it yourself, we recommend the Premium Package. If you want the original confirmation sent to your new address, we will be happy to do that for an additional charge of 20€.

If you would like assistance or no longer have a German address, you can book our Premium package. 

You can enter your details in English on our website. We’ll handle the rest. Once we receive your confirmation document, we will provide you with a digital version via email.

You can choose from the following payment methods:

• Credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, GiroPay, iDEAL, Bancontact, Przelewy24, EPS

Once you click “buy,” we direct you to our payment provider’s page. There you can complete your payment.

We do not store your payment details at any time!

After successful payment, we redirect you back to our site.