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Moving at the weekend: Saturday is a normal working day; on Sundays a ban on employment (§ 9 ArbZG) and a lorry ban over 7.5 t apply. Pros and cons at a glance.

Why moving dates at the end of the month are scarce: notice by the 3rd working day, align tenancy end and start, parking restriction 72 hours ahead and enquire early.

Applying for a parking restriction zone in Berlin: informal application to the district, from €21, around four weeks' processing, signs up at least three full days ahead.

Week 8: quotes and survey, week 5: parking restriction (Berlin approx. 4 weeks processing), then registration within 2 weeks of moving in – the plan in stages.

Four phases to tick off: three-month notice period, parking restriction, mail forwarding, meter readings, handover report and registration within two weeks.

Berlin–Ústí nad Labem: 269 km via the A13, A17 and D8, one moving day without customs. Vignette up to 3.5 t, deregistration in Berlin and reporting to the foreigners’ police.

Long-distance move to Karlovy Vary: 371 km, around 5.5 hours by lorry with a break, no customs, lorry toll and vignette in Czechia, foreigners' police registration.

Berlin–Pilsen: 441 km via the A13, A17, D8 and D5, one working day with breaks. No customs within the EU, toll for the lorry, registering with the foreign police on arrival.

Long-distance move Berlin–České Budějovice (Budweis): around 498 km via Dresden and Prague, approx. 7.5 hrs by lorry, no customs in the EU, registration within 30 days.

Long-distance move to Kladno: 347 km via Dresden and the D8, around 5.5 hours by lorry with a break, no customs, foreigners' police registration, toll and vignette.

Moving Berlin–Mladá Boleslav: around 374 km via the A13, A4, Zittau and D10, lorry approx. 5.5 hrs incl. a break, no customs in the EU, mind the Sunday driving ban.

352 km from Moabit via the A13, A17 and D8, a good five hours by lorry with a break. No customs in the EU, tolls in Czechia, apply for parking space with TSK Praha.