Fine dust sticker: all important information on the environmental sticker

In germany, there are now 58 environmental zones (as of september 2020) – especially in large cities and metropolitan areas. An up-to-date, detailed list of all environmental zones can be found on the website of the German Federal Environment Agency (umweltbundesamt). It also states which fine dust sticker is compulsory in which city. Without a sticker, you are not allowed to drive your car in these areas – or risk a fine.

What is the penalty for not having an environmental sticker??

In an environmental zone, driving without an environmental sticker is a regulatory offense. Whoever is caught doing this must pay a fine in the amount of 80 euro calculate.

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you have been driving the same car for years and have long since duly affixed the environmental badge? Better check now and then to see if the license plate still legible is. Is the writing z. B. Faded by years of exposure to sunlight, the license plate can no longer be compared with that of the car. Then, unfortunately, you have to get a new badge.

Beware of false declarations:

  • Deliberately affixing a false environmental sticker can be interpreted as forgery of the documents. so don’t cheat on the colors for the pollutant classes.
  • A fine is also due if the environmental badge has a different license plate than the one on the license plate. This can happen quickly if you have moved to another city and changed the license plate when registering your car.

Where do i need an environmental sticker abroad??

there are also environmental zones in france. As of january 2019, you need in paris, lyon, grenoble, lille, toulouse and strasbourg an environmental sticker.

If you want to drive a car in these cities, you have to get the environmental sticker for france, "obtain the "certificat qualite d’air" (crit’air for short). It is z. B. Available from the internet site of the french ministry of the environment. a german fine dust sticker is not accepted in france.

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Environmental zones or. Driving bans for certain vehicles also exist in many other european countries, z. B. In austria, denmark, spain, the netherlands and the united kingdom. Before you travel with your car, you should inform yourself about the exact regulations in the respective country.

By the way, German environmental zones do not make any exceptions for foreigners: foreign vehicles need a german environmental sticker.

For which vehicles are there exceptions?

  • construction and work machines, locomotives, lawn mowers and tractors
  • Mopeds, scooters, motorcycles and quads
  • Vehicles required by exceptionally disabled, helpless or blind people
  • Oldtimers with H or 07 license plates

Which environmental sticker will my car get?

In order to determine the correct pollutant group for your vehicle and thus the correct color for the fine dust sticker, you will need your registration certificate part I ("fahrzeugschein"). In field 14.1 find the emission key number. The last two digits decide on the classification in the pollutant group.

Found? Now you can check online, which fine dust sticker your car will get – for example at dekra.

Which environmental badges are available?

The green environmental sticker (pollutant group 4) are preserved:

  • virtually all gasoline engines with controlled catalytic converter
  • Certain diesel vehicles with euro standard 3 (or higher) plus particulate filter
  • Electric vehicles – they do not emit exhaust gases, but they are not allowed to enter environmental zones without a sticker either.

The yellow environmental badge (pollutant group 3) and red environmental badge (pollutant group 2) is available for diesel vehicles from euro-norm 1 to 3.

Vehicles without a regulated catalytic converter and very old diesel vehicles (pollutant group 1) will receive no fine dust sticker. you are not allowed in the environmental zones.

What about the blue particulate emissions sticker??

Where can i get an environmental sticker?

Here you can buy your environmental badge:

True to the motto "otherwise anyone could come along", you always have to have your certificate of approval part I present the mask so that the key number can be reconciled. reputable online providers have a copy of the vehicle registration document sent by mail or fax before they send the sticker.

The costs for an environmental badge is about 5 to 10 euros, if you pick it up on site. Otherwise shipping fees will be added on top.

In principle, the fine dust sticker is valid for one year unlimited period valid as long as the license plate does not change.

How and where to affix the fine dust sticker?

The sticker must be affixed to the inside the windshield should be affixed, preferably on the passenger side at the bottom of the rim. Then it is easily visible from the outside and does not restrict your visibility when driving.

Tip: hold the sticker briefly in the intended position for a test run, before you stick it, and have another person check from the outside that it is clearly visible. Because once the sticker is stuck, it sticks very firmly – and usually breaks when it is removed.

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