Apply for seasonal license plates for vehicles

If you only use a vehicle regularly during certain periods, you have the option of applying for a seasonal license plate.

You can apply to the registration authority for a seasonal license plate for a certain period each year. This is the period of use during which you can drive your vehicle on public roads each year. A seasonal license plate serves to identify the owner and the period of use.

You can use this option if you own a motorcycle, a convertible or a motorhome, for example.

When you register your vehicle, you specify the operating period during which you wish to use the vehicle each year. You must take out car insurance corresponding to the operating period in advance. The operating period can be between 2 and 11 full months per year.

Outside the operating period, you may not drive the vehicle on public roads and must park it away from public roads and places, for example in a private parking space. The operating period is shown on the right-hand side of the license plate as a fractional number. "05/11", for example, means that you may use the vehicle from May to November.

You apply for registration in person or online using the internet-based vehicle registration i-Kfz.

You must have the plates embossed yourself.

The registration must be applied for at the registration authority responsible for the place of residence.

In the case of legal entities, traders and self-employed persons with a fixed place of business, the authority of the registered office or the location of the branch involved is responsible.

• You have taken out motor vehicle liability insurance.
• You have a private parking facility for your vehicle outside the operating period.

When applying in person:

If you register your vehicle with your competent registration authority for a specific period, you will immediately be allocated a license plate combination stating the seasonal period.

With this allocation:

• have the license plates produced
• have the stickers affixed to the license plates by the registration authority
• attach the license plates firmly to the vehicle in the designated places

When applying online:

You can apply for a seasonal license plate via the i-Kfz portal. To do this, you need to enter an electronic insurance number (eVB) with the desired operating period.

The allocation of a seasonal license plate to your vehicle is

• entered directly in the central vehicle register
• reported to the insurance company
• sent to you as a notification by e-mail or download

Then

• have the license plates embossed
• attach the registration authority stickers to the license plates
• attach them to the vehicle in the designated places

The following information is available:

The license plates must not be mirrored, covered or dirty and must be attached to the vehicle in accordance with the legal requirements.

As with any other vehicle, you must immediately notify the vehicle registration authority of the sale of a vehicle with a seasonal license plate.

If the seasonal period is to be changed, the insurance confirmation (eVB number) and new license plates are required.