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Low emission zone (Umweltzone) - Information on the general exemption from the driving ban

Umweltzone - Informationen zur allgemeinen Ausnahme vom Fahrverbot
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• The vehicle falls under the nationwide exemption from the driving ban www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_35/anhang_3.html One of the cases listed must apply. • The vehicle falls under the Berlin exemption from the driving ban www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/luft/luftreinhaltung/umweltzone One of the cases listed must apply.

Documents you need

• Specific marking, if applicable Depending on the case group, one of the following must be present: • a Schwerbehindertenausweis (severely disabled person's ID) with the marking "aG", "H" or "Bl", • a marking as a vintage vehicle (Oldtimer), • a marking as a doctor on emergency call-out, • a red dealer's licence plate, a short-term licence plate • or an EU parking permit. • Severely disabled persons with the marking "H" who do not receive a parking permit can instead apply for proof of exemption from the sticker requirement (under "Forms") This proof is valid in Berlin only.

Forms

• Application for a certificate of exemption from the marking requirement for severely disabled persons with mark "H" www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umweltschutz/service/formulare

Fees

none

Legal basis

• Bundes-Immissionsschutzverordnung (35. BImSchV, Federal Immission Control Ordinance) Annex 3 to Section 2 (3) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_35/anhang_3.html • Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG, Federal Immission Control Act) Section 40 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschg/__40.html

Further information

• Information sheet on the application for a certificate of exemption from the sticker requirement (Kennzeichnungspflicht) for severely disabled persons with mark "H" (Merkzeichen "H") www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/umweltschutz/service/formulare • All information on the Umweltzone (low emission zone) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt [Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment]) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/luft/luftreinhaltung/umweltzone • Umweltzone (low emission zone) - apply for an exemption from the driving ban (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326521/

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Original

German original

Service number 326596 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326596/