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Thread Author: IJWS14 Replies: 10
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 16:42 
 Green zones - Germany - IJWS14
Am intending to detour into Germany in May and will visit Karlsruhe. I know they have a green zone and would like to avoid getting a badge.

Anyone know where I can find a map of the green zone since the links I have found don't work.

If necessary we will pick up one of e tram lines and ride in.

Complication with getting badge - due for new car and not sure if it will arrive before or after we go!
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 17:06 
 Green zones - Germany - NeilS
tinyurl.com/7yhd63d

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New Thu 16 Feb 12 07:47 
 Green zones - Germany - IJWS14
Thanks for that, looks like we can park under the Station without going into the zone and either walk in or get on a tram from there.
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 21:58 
 Green zones - Germany - Mike H
It's not a big deal to get a Feinstaubplakette (green badge) when you get there, takes about two minutes, they relieve you of €5 and they just hand write the registration number on the disc. You don't have to pre-order them. It doesn't matter that your car will be UK registered, as long as you have the registration document there won't be an issue. Mine is Austrian registered and there was no problem.

This tells you about the system in English: www.tinyurl.com/ydn9jtf

and using this link and typing "Karlsruhe" into the search box in this link www.tinyurl.com/857zq9j shows that there are 3 TÜV centres where you can get the plakette in Karlsruhe.
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 07:48 
 Green zones - Germany - IJWS14
I have a company car so won't have the registration certificate . . . . .
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 11:32 
 Green zones - Germany - Dutchie
I don't know if this helps I take a vehicle hire certificate with me when going abroad.Motibility car.

VE103 Certificate.
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 11:39 
 Green zones - Germany - Dutchie
You can obtain a sticker in advance on the following website.

www.berlin.de/umweltzone.
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 12:57 
 Green zones - Germany - Mike H
>> You can obtain a sticker in advance on the following website.
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>> www.berlin.de/umweltzone.
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But the OP won't know the reg number far enough in advance.
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 12:56 
 Green zones - Germany - Mike H
You could ask for a copy. I can't remember offhand what is on the vehicle on hire certificate but, as I think someone else intimated, that may not be enough.
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New Mon 20 Feb 12 08:42 
 Green zones - Germany - IJWS14
Found the www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienstleistungen/feinstaubplakette.shop.en.php which appears to be the one listed above. 6 Euros is better than the 30 euro some private companies ask!

Should have time to buy in advance, car due end April, leaving mid May.

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New Mon 20 Feb 12 22:54 
 Green zones - Germany - Jacks
>> Found the www.berlin.de/labo/kfz/dienstleistungen/feinstaubplakette.shop.en.php which appears to be the one listed above. 6 Euros is better
>> than the 30 euro some private companies ask!
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>> Should have time to buy in advance, car due end April, leaving mid May.
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I have bought one from that website - 6Eu as you say - paid by c/card and it came back promptly as I recall.
I have a lease car and don't have the V5 - but they accepted the Vehicle on Hire V103 (you just scan it and attatch it electronically) without any problems.

You can buy when you arrive but we were due to arrive in Frieburg - which is a Green Zone - early on the Saturday evening after 6pm (travelling back from Italy via the Swiss Lotschberg rail tunnel and I wasn't sure the on site places would be open.

The sticker is non removable (it disintegrates if you try to get it off the windscreen) and illegal if not correctly applied and doesn't need to be renewed. Unfortunately the Volvo dealer destroyed mine when removing the dashboard to replace a heater blower unit under warranty - he removed both the tax disc, my Umweltplackette, , and my Swiss motorway pass (for safe keeping) destroying the latter 2 items in the process !!

Jacks
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