License plate number: red 07 (classic car)
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzA red license plate can be applied for vehicles that were first registered at least 30 years ago. The date of first registration is decisive.
For license plates issued up to February 28, 2007, whose time limit expires before the vehicle in question is 30 years old, there is grandfathering protection in most federal states.
The red 07 license plate is an alternative to the H license plate and is particularly worthwhile if you own several classic vehicles. With the issued license plate, the vehicles registered under the 07 number can be used as often as desired.
You may only use this license plate in the following cases:
- Participation in events that serve the presentation of vintage vehicles and the "care of motor vehicle cultural assets", as well as for journeys to and from such events
- Test drives, test drives and transfer journeys
- journeys for the purpose of vehicle maintenance and repair
Prerequisites:
- First registered at least 30 years ago
- Certificate from an officially recognized expert or inspector for motor vehicle traffic or a test engineer from an officially recognized inspection organization
- Good, largely original condition of the vehicle
The requirements for obtaining a red classic car license plate may also vary from case to case. Please enquire with the registration authority responsible for you.
Procedure:
Once the application has been received, it will be checked whether the applicant is personally reliable. For this purpose, the municipal or city administration responsible for the applicant and the responsible police authority will be consulted.
The registration authority issues a vehicle registration booklet for several vehicles or a special vehicle registration certificate for each vehicle, even if only one red license plate is applied for. In the case of one license plate and several vehicles, only one of these vehicles may be used at a time. Each use of the license plate must be documented with a logbook for the respective vehicle.
Appointments only by prior arrangement via online appointment.
The above-mentioned certificate from an officially recognized expert or inspector for motor vehicle traffic or a test engineer from an officially recognized inspection organization is a classic car certificate in accordance with § 23 StVZO.
On request, you can obtain up to four license plates in different formats for several vehicles to adapt them to your respective vehicles. However, only one vehicle may be on the road at any one time. The red license plate can be issued for multi-track motor vehicles and also for motorcycles.
No registration certificate Part I is issued for the license plate; instead, as the owner of the classic car, you will receive a red vehicle registration certificate (or a red vehicle registration booklet if you own several vehicles), in which the owner's details and relevant technical data are entered. If there are any changes to the vehicle stock, these must be registered accordingly in the vehicle registration booklet by the registration authority.