Fine dust sticker/ environmental sticker Information
There are clean air plans for areas with poor air quality. Clean air plans contain measures to improve air quality. Low emission zones are one possible measure in such clean air plans. Low emission zones reduce particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide pollution. Vehicles with high pollutant emissions are not allowed to drive in low emission zones.
If you want to drive your vehicle in such an environmental zone, you must purchase a fine dust sticker/environmental sticker. The sticker is available in three different colors, each of which is assigned to a pollutant group. The classification of your vehicle into one of the pollutant groups is based on the emission code numbers. These can be found in the vehicle documents.
Note: A separate traffic sign indicates the environmental zones. The additional sign shows the colors of the stickers that allow vehicles to drive freely in the specific environmental zone.
Who should I contact?
Responsible authorities
Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Contact
- Emsland:
- Allocation of classic car license plates (older than 30 years)
- Apply for keeper information from the vehicle register
- Apply for re-registration of your motor vehicle (without change of owner)
- Applying for the first registration of a vehicle (new registration)
- Approval for 100 km/h for motor vehicles with trailers (combinations)
- Fine dust sticker/ environmental sticker Information
- Fine dust sticker/ environmental sticker issue
- Inspection and seal sticker replacement
- License plate Allocation of small plates
- License plate Assignment Small motorcycle license plate
- License plate Replacement for theft
- License plate allocation Seasonal license plate
- License plate replacement for loss
- License plates Allocation of desired number plates
- Motor Vehicle License Plate Allocation Export License Plate
- Motor Vehicle Registration Number Allocation Short Term
- Motor vehicle notification technical change
- Motor vehicle registration when transferring to another holder outside the registration district
- New registration of a motor vehicle from an EU country
- New vehicle registration from non-EU country
- Re-registration of a vehicle
- Registration certificate Part I Amendment
- Registration certificate Part I Issuance
- Registration certificate Part I Replacement
- Registration certificate Part II Issuance
- Registration certificate Part II Replacement
- Registration certificate Part II Status query
- Registration certificate notification - due to loss
- Registration of a motor vehicle with a foreign registration number
- Registration of a used motor vehicle from a non-EU country (abroad)
- Registration of a used motor vehicle from an EU country
- Report the sale of the vehicle
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Towing permit: issue
- Vehicle License Plate Replacement
- Vehicle Registration Number, Allocation Tax-Exempt
- Vehicle license plate exchange for Euro license plates
- Vehicle license plates Allocation of H license plates for historic vehicles
- Vehicle registration in case of transfer to another owner within the registration district
Requirements
To obtain an environmental badge, your vehicle must meet the criteria of pollutant groups 2, 3 or 4.
You cannot obtain a sticker for vehicles in pollutant group 1. These are
- Petrol vehicles without a regulated catalytic converter and
- older diesel vehicles with emission standard Euro 1 or worse.
Which documents are required?
Vehicle registration certificate (for older vehicles) or registration certificate part I (for newer vehicles)
Process flow
Some urban and rural districts provide online services. You can use these to order an environmental badge. You pay by direct debit, bank transfer or credit card. The sticker will be sent to you by post. The exact regulations can be found on the websites.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
none
Processing duration
none
In most cases, you will receive the sticker immediately.
What else should I know?
If you are planning to drive into an environmental zone, try to purchase a fine dust sticker/environmental badge as early as possible. If there is a delay and you do not have a fine dust sticker/environmental badge, you will not be allowed to drive in the environmental zone.
An overview of environmental zones throughout Germany can be found at the Federal Environment Agency (https://gis.uba.de/website/umweltzonen/index.php ).
You can obtain an exemption from the traffic restrictions in environmental zones for certain journeys.
Legal basis
- Annex 2 to Section 2 (2) of the Ordinance on the Labeling of Motor Vehicles with a Low Contribution to Pollution (35th BImSchV)
- §§ 40 ff. Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG)
- § Section 40 (1) of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) (traffic restrictions)
- § Section 47 of the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) (clean air plans, plans for measures to be taken in the short term, state ordinances)
- Ordinance on the Labeling of Motor Vehicles with a Low Contribution to Pollution (35th BlmSchV)
Appeal
This is purely for information purposes. No objection can be lodged against it or legal proceedings initiated.
