Then close the box and use this Website in German.
Applying for exemption from the seatbelt and helmet requirement
You can be exempted from the seatbelt and helmet requirement under certain conditions.
-
Basic information
You can be exempted from wearing a helmet or from wearing a seatbelt with a medical certificate or attestation.
You can also be exempted from wearing a seatbelt if you are less than 150 cm tall.
The exemption applies nationwide. The parking permit must be clearly visible behind the windshield. The original of the exemption permit must always be carried.Requirements
- If you cannot wear a harness or helmet for medical reasons
- If you are less than 150 cm tall.
-
Procedure
You can apply for the exemption in various ways:
Online service
The online service guides you step-by-step through the application process.
In writing
- You can send the application by post or by e-mail,
- To do so, submit an informal request or use the contact form to send your request by post or digitally.
Please make sure that all your documents (number) are clearly assigned to your application. If your documents have not reached us within 14 days of submitting your application, we will consider your application to be invalid. In this case, you will not receive any further notification from us.
After successful processing, you will receive the exemption permit and the parking permit by post.
More information
If an exemption permit, special parking permit and/or card is lost, a loss report must be completed
-
Necessary Documents
- Medical certificate / attestation
- Copy of identity card (front and back)
-
Competent Department
-
ASV Department 32 – Exemptions ASV Referat 32 - Ausnahmegenehmigungen
- +49 421 361 31092
- Herdentorsteinweg 49/50, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- buergerbuero
@asv. bremen. de
Contact Person
-
Bürgerbüro Servicenummer und E-Mail
-
-
Online Services
-
Citizens' portal of the Department of Roads and Traffic - Seat belt and helmet exemption
The citizen portal offers you the opportunity to apply online for an exemption from the seatbelt and helmet requirement.
-
-
Fees / Costs
15,00 EUR Exemption permit
11,50 EUR Replacement issue -
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
The exemption is valid for a maximum of as long as the medical certificate. If you are less than 1.50 m tall, it is valid without an expiration date - until it is revoked.
How long does it take to process
2 weeks to 3 weeks Please note that your application can only be processed once all the required documents have been submitted.
This page has been automatically translated by DeepL. We cannot guarantee that the translation is correct.
The official information in German is complete and correct.
Updated on 12.09.2026