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Applying for a sticker for electrically powered vehicles from abroad
Service Description
You as the driver of an electrically powered vehicle, for example a
- battery electric vehicle;
- a fuel cell vehicle or
- rechargeable hybrid electric vehicle (plug-in hybrid with a purely electric range of at least 40 km),
can claim preferential treatment when driving on the road in accordance with the Electric Mobility Act (EmoG) if your vehicle is marked with an e-badge, even if it comes from abroad.
The sticker is issued on application by a registration authority visited by the applicant. You must then affix the sticker to the back of your vehicle.
Process flow
You must apply for the so-called e-badge at the responsible registration authority.
They will enter your vehicle's license plate number in the designated field of vision using a lightfast pen and issue you with the e-badge.
You then only need to affix the e-badge to the rear of the vehicle in a clearly visible position.
Who should I contact?
You can contact any vehicle registration authority.
Competent authority
Each vehicle registration authority
Requirements
- No labeling for electrically powered vehicles by the country of origin
- Vehicle of vehicle categories M1, N1, N2 (but only up to a total weight of max. 4250 kg) and L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e
- Alternative drive or energy source
Which documents are required?
- the registration certificate part I
- the certificate of conformity or
- another document suitable as proof.
What are the fees?
The fee is charged in accordance with the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
The vehicle registration authority will provide information in individual cases.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You can only use the benefits once you have attached the sticker to your car.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
- Objection
- Action before the administrative court
Appeal
Contact the vehicle registration authority.
Some authorities provide forms and information on their websites or use an online service.
What else should I know?
License plates issued abroad for electrically powered vehicles are equivalent to domestic license plates or stickers for electrically powered vehicles.
Preferential treatment for vehicle users is possible, for example
- for parking on public roads or paths, or with regard to parking fees incurred there,
- for the use of public roads or paths or parts thereof intended for special purposes,
- by allowing exceptions to access restrictions or transit bans.
However, the corresponding privileges only apply if they are signposted or ordered accordingly.
A fine dust sticker is also required for vehicles with a so-called E sticker or foreign E license plate to enter the low emission zone.
As a rule, this is for pollutant group 4/green.
Vehicles in vehicle class L - motorcycles - are exempt.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Digital Affairs and Infrastructure
Professionally released on
14.04.2025
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
