Acquisition of a sticker to enter the low emission zone

Procedure Stickers are issued nationwide by authorized specialist garages, technical inspection associations, registration offices or automobile clubs. All you need to do is present the vehicle registration document.

It is also possible to order the sticker from various providers on the Internet.

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In some cases, the low emission zone regulations provide for exemptions, namely when their implementation causes unreasonable economic or social burdens for the individual. Whether someone can obtain an exemption depends on various factors. In three cases, general requirements for the granting of an exemption are met:

• Either the vehicle cannot be technically retrofitted with commercially available installation kits so that it meets the valid emissions standard and the owner cannot be financially expected to purchase a suitable replacement vehicle.
• Or there are delays in retrofitting or procuring a replacement because, for example, there are supply bottlenecks for technical components.
• Or even the retrofitting would mean economic or social hardship for the owner.

In all cases, the vehicle must have been registered to the applicant before June 17, 2008.

Exemptions can also be granted if special requirements are met. Severely disabled persons (with the "G" mark on their disability card), commuters and residents of the low emission zone can be granted an exemption for private journeys in the low emission zone under these conditions.

Certain types of company vehicles for which special conditions apply can also be exempted from the driving ban in the low emission zone. This applies to special vehicles, for so-called cases of economic hardship and for some market vehicles.

Exemptions are issued by the

Office for Roads and Traffic
Herdentorsteinweg 49/50
28195 Bremen.

A formal application must be submitted (see appendix) and the relevant evidence must be enclosed. Please note that fees are charged for the exemption permit.

There are some vehicles that are generally exempt from the environmental zone regulations. These vehicles do not require a sticker or an exemption permit:

• two- and three-wheeled motor vehicles
• Classic cars with the additional registration number "H"
• Motor vehicles driven or driven by persons who have the "aG", "H" or "Bl" mark on their severely disabled pass
• Vehicles with short license plates
• Cars of visitors who have booked a hotel room in the low emission zone (the booking receipt is sufficient proof)
• Motorhomes with a direct route to the "Zum Kuhhirten" parking space

• Completed application form

• Application for an exemption from the traffic bans of an environmental zone according to the 35. BImSchV for private purposes (pdf, 23.1 KB)
  

• Application for an exemption from the traffic bans of an environmental zone according to the 35. BImSchV for commercial purposes (pdf, 19.3 KB)
  

• Attestation of the existence of an economic hardship (pdf, 64.9 KB)
  

• Leaflet Private - Application for an exemption from the traffic bans of an environmental zone according to the 35th BImSchV for private purposes (pdf, 34.7 KB)
  

• Merkblatt Gewerbe - Application for an exemption from the traffic bans of an environmental zone according to the 35th BImSchV for commercial purposes (pdf, 41.1 KB)
  

from EUR 5 up

• §§ 40, 47 Gesetz zum Schutz vor schädlichen Umwelteinwirkungen durch Luftverunreinigungen, Geräusche, Erschütterungen und ähnliche Vorgänge (Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz - BImSchG)