Emissions stickers

Emissions stickers from TÜV SÜD

ORDERING AN EMISSIONS STICKER

The emissions sticker for Germany from TÜV SÜD is available here.

Buy an emissions sticker

Orders from Germany and abroad can be submitted via this link. The delivery time can take up to two weeks.

COST OF THE EMISSIONS STICKER

The cost of the particulate matter sticker for vehicles registered abroad is €17.50 including VAT. The particulate matter sticker, which is often referred to as an environmental sticker, can also be picked up at one of our more than 300 TÜV SÜD service centers. You can pay the particulate matter sticker by credit card. After placing your order, you will receive your badge in the mail immediately.

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DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE EMISSIONS STICKER

In order to check the data of your vehicle, we require Part I of the vehicle registration certificate (vehicle registration document) or the equivalent foreign vehicle documents in electronic form when you order the environmental sticker. We will inform you free of charge and reimburse the fee if your vehicle is not eligible for an environmental sticker.

The rationale behind emissions stickers

Road traffic accounts for roughly one-third of particulate pollution. In cities, conurbations and near busy roads, particulate emissions often account for clearly over 50 % of air pollution. In an effort to protect human health, the EU has passed a European Directive which allows municipalities to establish environmental zones in city centres and conurbations. Whether such zones are established and when they will become effective depends on the local conditions.

In Germany, environmental zones are identified by the following rectangular road sign. In these zones, no vehicular traffic is allowed.

Exceptions from a general ban on vehicular traffic are indicated by an additional sign.

Clearance for environmental zones in city centres with emissions sticker

In specially designated environmental zones, vehicles may be operated if they have the emissions sticker which is shown on the additional sign and required to enter the Zone.

The sign may show:

1. one sticker (green)
2. two stickers (green and yellow), or
3. all three stickers

and exempts cars with these windscreen stickers from the general ban on vehicular traffic.

Which sticker for which motor vehicle?

Affected by possible bans on vehicular traffic are passenger cars, trucks and buses. Excluded are two- and three-wheel motor vehicles, industrial trucks, agricultural and forestry tractors, mobile machinery and equipment, vintage cars, cars of disabled people and motor vehicles operated with special Permits.

There are four emission classes: The lower the particulate emission, the higher the emission class.

Motor vehicles in Class 1 are not eligible for emissions stickers. This class includes passenger cars without catalytic converter, pre-EURO-I and EURO-I diesel cars and trucks. All other motor vehicles are eligible for emissions stickers.

Vehicles registered abroad are classified on the basis of the European emissions standard according to which they have been registered, provided this standard is identified in their vehicle registration documentation or can otherwise be proved. If this is not the case, a simplified approach based on the first year of registration is used to issue emissions stickers to foreign cars:

Where to place the emissions sticker

The emissions sticker is placed inside the windscreen of your vehicle. Vision is least impaired if the sticker is placed at the top or bottom-right of your windscreen.