Advice Needed Environmental badge for Germany

pgh13 · Jul 24, 2017

Shortly planning a trip to Cologne and think I need a badge for the car. Is there an official site? I've seen one called environmentalbadge.com, but am concerned it may be another parasite like those that look official like those that charge for the privilege of taxing your car.
Thanks

Channel Hopper · Jul 24, 2017

What do you want the badge to suggest your vehicle does, or does not?

jeallen01 · Jul 24, 2017

Channel Hopper said:
What do you want the badge to suggest your vehicle does, or does not?

I think this is the same sort of badge you need in France (and possibly elsewhere) to show which European ("Euro 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6") emissions levels the car meets, and that determines which towns and cities you can drive into.

Clown man · Jul 24, 2017

Its called "Umwelt zone".....A green Umwelt zone sticker is needed for city centres

https://www.german-way.com/travel-a...urope/driving/driving-in-germany-green-zones/

pgh13 · Jul 24, 2017

Whatever i need so as not too upset the boys on blue

hairybadger · Jul 24, 2017

You can order them online from Online-Antrag Feinstaubplakette - Berlin.de . Even works for non-German cars.

PaulR · Jul 24, 2017

In a related matter I ordered the equivalent sticker for use in some French cities last week. It's about a third of the price of the German one!

hairybadger · Jul 24, 2017

PaulR said:
In a related matter I ordered the equivalent sticker for use in some French cities last week. It's about a third of the price of the German one!

I need to get around to doing this.... grrrr French bureaucracy

. I don't object to the principal but they already have all the necessary data and the car registration has already been paid for (in France this fee is paid when you purchase the vehicle, not every year as in the UK).

Archive7 · Jul 24, 2017

pgh13 said:
Whatever i need so as not too upset the boys on blue

If you mean police persons, they wear green and beige uniform, at least this is what I see in Krimi series.

dmaavrigdo · Jul 24, 2017

PaulR said:
In a related matter I ordered the equivalent sticker for use in some French cities last week. It's about a third of the price of the German one!

Did you get conned? The German sticker is only 6 Euros from Berlin.de

pgh13 · Jul 24, 2017

Thanks for the comments. I don't see my '04 diesel Mercedes making the grade so, best option if I still want to go there? Park & ride into city?

Channel Hopper · Jul 24, 2017

dmaavrigdo said:
Did you get conned? The German sticker is only 6 Euros from Berlin.de

You have to pay somebody for a sticker that tells the authorities what is under the bonnet ?

pgh13 · Jul 24, 2017

Channel Hopper said:
You have to pay somebody for a sticker that tells the authorities what is under the bonnet ?

Environmental legislation at it's best.....

PaulR · Jul 24, 2017

dmaavrigdo said:
Did you get conned? The German sticker is only 6 Euros from Berlin.de

Well, no. The French equivalent is €4.20 delivered to a French address. I thought that I read in one of the links I followed that the German one was about £10 so that was what I was basing my comment on. I haven't applied for a German one at all.

The French one is a bit dearer if delivered to the UK but still less than €6 I'm sure.

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