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Motor vehicle license plate - apply for red classic car license plate 07 (older than 30 years)
Service Description
Vehicles that were first registered for traffic at least 30 years ago are considered "historic" (the date of the first registration is decisive). These vehicles may only be used for the maintenance of motor vehicle cultural assets. If you have a red classic car license plate, you do not need an operating permit or registration for this or for driving to and from such events. This also applies to test drives and transfer journeys as well as journeys for the purpose of repair or maintenance of the vehicles concerned. Private or commercial use is excluded.
Requirements to be registered as a vintage vehicle:
- registered for the first time at least 30 years ago
- Appraisal by an officially recognized expert from a technical inspection agency or a test engineer from a monitoring organization in accordance with § 23 of the German Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO)
- Good original condition of the vehicle
Who should I contact?
Contact the registration authority of your district or independent city. The responsibility depends on the place of residence of the vehicle owner, the main residence according to the identity card is decisive.
For more information on taxes, please contact your local tax office.
Which documents are required?
- Valid ID card or passport with registration certificate (not older than 12 weeks)
- Extended certificate of good conduct for presentation to the authorities (to be applied for at the local registration office)
- Extended information from the central business register for submission to the authorities (to be applied for at the trade office or the locally responsible registration office)
- Information from the Flensburg driving aptitude register (to be requested from the registration office)
- Tax clearance certificate (to be requested from the responsible tax office)
- electronic confirmation of insurance
- SEPA direct debit mandate for collection of vehicle tax
- Vehicle registration document/registration certificate Part II of the respective vehicles
- Vehicle registration document/registration certificate Part I of the respective vehicles
- for each vehicle, expert opinion according to § 23 StVZO (classic car expert opinion) - classic car pass recommended
- previous license plates for vehicles that are still registered
- Proof of roadworthiness from a recognized test center
What are the fees?
Information on fees can be obtained from the registration authority.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
none
Legal basis
- § 8 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) (allocation of license plates)
- § 10 Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) (design and attachment of license plates)
- § Section 16 (3) to (5) of the German Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) (test drives, test drives, transfer drives)
- § Section 17 of the German Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) (journeys to participate in events for classic cars)
What else should I know?
License plates are issued by the relevant registration authority. The seal gives them the character of a document. This means that nothing may be changed on them - e.g. by bending or applying stickers and foils.
License plates for classic cars must be firmly attached to the vehicle; they must not be mirrored, obscured or soiled.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
10.02.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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