#NETSHADE 5.3.1 REGISTRATION CODE CODE#

Plates for 'light motorcycles' ( Leichtkrafträder up to 125 cc and 11 kW (15 bhp)) combine a size of 255 mm × 130 mm (10 in × 5 + 1⁄ 8 in) with characters of reduced size. Motorcycles also have plates in two lines but with specific dimensions: Plates for 'large motorcycles' (engine displacement over 125 cc or power output exceeding 11 kW (15 bhp)) issued until 2011 combine a size of 280 mm × 200 mm (11 in × 7 + 7⁄ 8 in) with characters of the same size as used for car plates, while those issued since 2011 have characters of reduced size and measure either 180 mm × 200 mm ( 7 + 1⁄ 8 in × 7 + 7⁄ 8 in) or 220 mm × 200 mm ( 8 + 5⁄ 8 in × 7 + 7⁄ 8 in). Plates in two lines for the said types of vehicles measure 340 mm × 200 mm ( 13 + 3⁄ 8 in × 7 + 7⁄ 8 in). Plates bearing few characters may have reduced length but must retain the size and shape of the characters. German number plates are rectangular, with standard dimensions 520 mm × 110 mm ( 20 + 1⁄ 2 in × 4 + 3⁄ 8 in) for cars, trucks, buses and their trailers. Ī different system applies to smaller vehicles such as mopeds, cf. It has developed into a widespread habit in Germany, even a children's game when travelling, to guess “where that vehicle is from”.

#NETSHADE 5.3.1 REGISTRATION CODE CODE#

Its most significant feature is the first part, an area code of one, two or three letters which used to tell the district of registration. The system of number plates used on cars, buses, trucks, trailers and motorcycles is described below. Motorcycles and trailers carry only the rear plate.

Additionally, the official seals on the plates show their validity which can also be proven by the documentation coming with them. : §10 In everyday language, these terms are often replaced indifferently by Nummernschild and rarely is the difference emphasized by restricted use of either Nummer or Schild.Īll motorized vehicles participating in road traffic on public space, whether moving or stationary, have to bear the plates allotted to them, displayed at the appropriate spaces at the front and rear. The law distinguishes between Kennzeichen meaning a specific combination of letters and digits, and Kennzeichenschilder which are the physical licence plates. The legal requirements for these licence plates are laid down in a federal law titled Verordnung über die Zulassung von Fahrzeugen zum Straßenverkehr (Ordinance on the admission of vehicles for road traffic), or in the shortened version Fahrzeug-Zulassungs-Verordnung, FZV which replaced part of an older law named Straßenverkehrszulassungsordnung, StVZO in 2011. German vehicle registration plates ( German: Kraftfahrzeug-Kennzeichen or, more colloquially, Nummernschilder) are alphanumeric plates in a standardized format, issued officially by the district authorities to motorized vehicles of German residents.

Netshade 5.3.1 registration code