Motorstyrelsen har hovedkontor i Aalborg her på Lauritzens Plads 1, og beskæftiger ultimo 2022 ca. 420 medarbejdere. Styrelsen blev etableret 1. juli 2018, da SKAT blev lukket og erstattet af syv nye styrelser. Det er Motorstyrelsens opgave at sikre, at alle motorkøretøjer er registreret korrekt, og at værdifastsættelse og afgiftsberegning sker på et ensartet og gennemskueligt grundlag.
På adressen lå tidligere Aalborg Værft, der blev grundlagt i 1912 af brødrene Immanuel Stuhr og Peter Philip Stuhr. Fra 1937 og frem til værftets lukning i 1988 var værftet ejet af J. Lauritzen under navnet Aalborg Værft A/S. Området blev ryddet i 2005, og den eneste af de gamle bygninger der overlevede, var maskinværkstedets bygning fra 1918 tegnet af Ejnar Packness, som var arkitekten bag flere markante bygninger i Aalborg. Bygningen indeholder i dag 23 luksuslejligheder. Værftets tørdok er bevaret som kanal mellem øst- og vestbygningen af det kontordomicil, der i dag ligger på adressen og bl.a. huser Motorstyrelsen.
Motorstyrelsen fejrede sin 4 års fødselsdag den 1. juli 2022 med at lancere sin egen podcast (se QR-kode på indersiden af cachen).
IN ENGLISH
The Motor Vehicle Agency was established in 2018 and is located in Aalborg at Lauritzens Plads. The Agency has approximately 420 employees, who work to ensure that all motor vehicles are registered correctly, and that valuation and tax calculation are done on a uniform and transparent basis.
Previously located at the address was Aalborg Wharf, founded in 1912 by brothers Immanuel and Peter Philip Stuhr. From 1937 until its closure in 1988, the wharf was owned by J. Lauritzen, whom the location is named after. The only building from the old wharf that still stands today is a workshop from 1918. The workshop was designed by architect Ejnar Packness, who designed several prominent buildings in Aalborg. Today, the building has been made into luxury apartments. The wharfs dry dock has also been preserved and is located between the east and west buildings of the office complex that houses the Motor Vehicle Agency.
The Motor Vehicle Agency celebrated its 4 th birthday in 2022 by launching its own podcast (QR-code inside the cache).