The vehicles below are exempt from the environmental sticker:

• Mopeds, scooters, motorcycles, scooters and three-wheeled vehicles.
   
• Agricultural tractors.
   
• Mobile machines and appliances.
   
• Works traffic.
   
• Vehicles used by emergency services.
   
• Vehicles for people with disabilities, which must be registered as such. If you possess a European Disabled Persons' Parking Card, you are exempt from the environmental sticker. You must place this Disabled Persons' Parking Card clearly visible behind your windscreen as soon as you park your vehicle in an Umweltzone. If you are checked for the presence of the environmental sticker within the Umweltzone, the European Disabled Persons' Parking Card serves as your proof of permanent exemption.
   
• Classic cars with historic registration plates in Germany (the vehicle must be at least 30 years old and have an “H” registration plate or a red “07” registration plate) or classic cars registered in other EU countries that meet corresponding conditions, have a permanent exemption from the environmental sticker. If your classic car is registered in the Netherlands, has a date of first registration from before 1 January 1978, and the vehicle has Dutch historic registration plates (the blue plates), you will not need an environmental sticker. To be allowed to drive into an Umweltzone, you will still need a FIVA Identity Card. You can apply for this in the Netherlands from the FEHAC. Further information about this Identity Card can be found at: www.fehac.nl/fiva-id-cards.If you park your vintage car within the Umweltzone, you must visibly display a copy of your Dutch vehicle registration or the aforementioned Identity Card.

The environmental sticker is made to order for your vehicle. Once the environmental sticker has been printed (including your vehicle registration number), we are unable to reverse the order or refund the amount paid.

The environmental sticker can only be applied once to a window due to its special adhesive layer. Therefore, you will need to purchase a new environmental sticker for a replacement window. You can order this via this page. This may be covered by the insurance company. Please check with your insurer.

Cars displaying a European Disabled Parking Card clearly visible behind the windscreen are exempt from the environmental sticker.

Yes, that's possible. Fines can be up to €80, and you'll also receive a point in Flensburg (the German traffic penalty point system). If the sticker is not clearly affixed, you risk a fine of €40.

The environmental sticker is issued per licence plate and is valid indefinitely in combination with your licence plate. The details on the environmental sticker must match the details on the registration certificate.

Yes, the environmental sticker is recognised throughout Germany.

Only urban areas have environmental zones. For the use of German motorways only, an environmental sticker is not required.

Nationally, there are exceptions for a range of vehicles, such as mopeds, motorcycles, ambulances and tractors, for example. Old-timers with a so-called “H” registration plate also do not need to be fitted with a sticker. In addition, numerous municipal exceptions apply for certain hardship cases, for which very different solutions exist from town to town, however. If in doubt, contact the relevant municipality.