German low emission zones
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We are planning a trip to Germany next year and I notice they have low emission zones in the cities that we want to visit. Given that I want to take my 87 911 is there a way of getting this car through the zones?
Looking at the information page for Stuttgart I notice that there is an exemption for classic cars and those registered in EU countries:
"10.Classic cars (in accordance with Paragraph 2, No. 22 of the German Vehicle Registration Regulations) which have a licence plate in accordance with Paragraph 9, Section 1 or Paragraph 17 of the Vehicle Registration Regulations, and vehicles registered in another member state of the European Union, another contractual party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Turkey, if they fulfil equivalent requirements."
Anyone know what this actually means.
Looking at the information page for Stuttgart I notice that there is an exemption for classic cars and those registered in EU countries:
"10.Classic cars (in accordance with Paragraph 2, No. 22 of the German Vehicle Registration Regulations) which have a licence plate in accordance with Paragraph 9, Section 1 or Paragraph 17 of the Vehicle Registration Regulations, and vehicles registered in another member state of the European Union, another contractual party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Turkey, if they fulfil equivalent requirements."
Anyone know what this actually means.
supersport said:
We are planning a trip to Germany next year and I notice they have low emission zones in the cities that we want to visit. Given that I want to take my 87 911 is there a way of getting this car through the zones?
Looking at the information page for Stuttgart I notice that there is an exemption for classic cars and those registered in EU countries:
"10.Classic cars (in accordance with Paragraph 2, No. 22 of the German Vehicle Registration Regulations) which have a licence plate in accordance with Paragraph 9, Section 1 or Paragraph 17 of the Vehicle Registration Regulations, and vehicles registered in another member state of the European Union, another contractual party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Turkey, if they fulfil equivalent requirements."
Anyone know what this actually means.
In Germany you can register your car as a classic with a special number plate, which means you are restricted when you can drive it. Kind of makes sense if the car only comes out in the Summer for example and is garaged rest of the time. So if you had a tax exempt early 911 you would be OK. Looking at the information page for Stuttgart I notice that there is an exemption for classic cars and those registered in EU countries:
"10.Classic cars (in accordance with Paragraph 2, No. 22 of the German Vehicle Registration Regulations) which have a licence plate in accordance with Paragraph 9, Section 1 or Paragraph 17 of the Vehicle Registration Regulations, and vehicles registered in another member state of the European Union, another contractual party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Turkey, if they fulfil equivalent requirements."
Anyone know what this actually means.
However, your 1987 911 is not, thus you fall under the general guidelines. You would need to buy a permit or buy a 993 :P Google is your friend as to where to buy the permit. From memory even the RAC or AA could help. If they fail, ADAC in Germany would oblige.
Cheburator mk2 said:
However, your 1987 911 is not, thus you fall under the general guidelines. You would need to buy a permit or buy a 993 :P
Not going to happen, well maybe C2S.I have a web page that describes the zones and explains how to go about getting a permit but I didn't have a desription of what the boundary conditions were. Oddly someone else thought that anything pre 1991 would be fine, but this doesn't fit with what I had been told.
Lgeni1664 said:
The way I read tht is that if you are a memeber of another EU country (other than Germany) you are exempt.
Sorry, but not - you are definitely not exempt.Buy one online here for 30 Euro:
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de
Actus Reus said:
Sorry, but not - you are definitely not exempt.
Buy one online here for 30 Euro:
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de
Oops.Buy one online here for 30 Euro:
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de
I never bothered and nothing happened to me last year.
Is it new?
New-ish. Been around for a few years I think. Didn't exist when I lived in Munich in 2005, so has been introduced since then.
As to being caught - don't think cameras are in place to enforce it, and it's only a 40 Euro fine IIRC. There's probably more details on that site, though they may vell be in Cherman.
As to being caught - don't think cameras are in place to enforce it, and it's only a 40 Euro fine IIRC. There's probably more details on that site, though they may vell be in Cherman.
Actus Reus said:
Sorry, but not - you are definitely not exempt.
Buy one online here for 30 Euro:
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de
30 Euros is well over the top, you can get one for 6 Euros at the Berlin official website, mine arrived about 4 days later, you just need to scan the left-hand page of your V5 where all the vehicle details are listed.Buy one online here for 30 Euro:
http://www.umwelt-plakette.de
https://www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienstleistungen/fe...
So it looks like to be exempt in a "vintage" car you need a car of at least 30 years old which means 1982, doh!
In the current phases a petrol engined car pre 1993 will get no sticker and this means that you have to pay a €40 fine per day that you get caught. You can however apply for an exemption but there is no guarantee that this will happen.
Looks like I may have to stomach the fine.
In the current phases a petrol engined car pre 1993 will get no sticker and this means that you have to pay a €40 fine per day that you get caught. You can however apply for an exemption but there is no guarantee that this will happen.
Looks like I may have to stomach the fine.
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