| Toll-exempt vehicles according to § 1 Paragraph 1 Clause 2 of the German Federal Trunk Road Toll Act (BFStrMG) |
| Type of vehicle | Requirement | Proof |
Exhibition vehicle
| For all cases:
The vehicle is neither structurally intended for goods transport nor used to this end (see explanation for variant 1) | Vehicle registration certificate part I, photos of the permanently installed components, if necessary declaration of no additional use of regular transport trailers |
| Mobile workshop | Vehicle registration certificate part I,
photos of the permanently installed components, if necessary declaration of no additional use of standard transport trailers, size ratio of loading area/workshop area, no material and machine transport except for permanently installed components and equipment (tool) |
| Sales vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I, photos of the permanently installed components, declaration of no additional use of regular transport trailers, if necessary declaration of self-marketing of own products (no merchandise |
| Horse transporter with living space | Vehicle registration certificate part I, photos of the vehicle and the permanently installed components, explanation of the exclusive private/hobby use, description of the size ratio of loading area/living area on the basis of construction sketches. The living compartment (excluding driver's cab and excluding side extensions) must cover at least 50% of the useful area. |
Radio and outside broadcast vehicle
Medical examination vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I (entry in registration required), photos of interior fittings |
| Purely mobile home | Vehicle registration certificate part I
(entry in registration required), photos of interior fittings, only for hobby/personal use |
| Self-propelled working machine (e.g. mobile crane) or motor vehicle with a working machine trailer | Vehicle registration certificate part I
(entry in registration required) For working machine trailers: also include their vehicle registration certificate part I – no transports toward or away (e.g. sweepings, oils, fats, gravel, etc.) |
| Driving school vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I with an entry referring to the dual controls or proof of installation |
| Test vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I, entry in registration as test vehicle with an entry as per § 19 (6) German Road Traffic Registration Regulations (StVZO) or proof of exemption as per § 70 (1) StVZO |
| Gully cleaner vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I, Entry as self-propelled working machine
or as special-purpose motor vehicle with tax exemption as per § 3 No. 4 German Motor Vehicle Tax Act (KraftStG), vehicle registration certificate part I if necessary, no transport declaration (no transports toward or away, e.g. of muddy waste, oils, etc.) |
| Calibration vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I, certificate of exemption as per German Road Traffic Registration Regulations (StVZO) if necessary |
| Agricultural or forestry tractor (towing) | Vehicle registration certificate part I, entry under letter J (vehicle category) with "87" or "89" and under point 4 (body type) with figure "1000"; from 2015: old vehicle certificates: entry with code no. 8710 |
| Agricultural or forestry tractor (equipment carrying) | Vehicle registration certificate part I, entry under letter J (vehicle category) as “87” or “89” and under figure 4 (body type) as “2000”, old vehicle certificates: entry with code no. 8720 |
| Historic vehicle | Vehicle registration certificate part I, registration with special registration “H” or veteran/vintage road licence, declaration of hobby/personal use |
| Toll-exempt vehicles according to § 1 Paragraph 2 of the German Federal Trunk Road Toll Act (BFStrMG) |
| Type of vehicle | Identifiability of the motor vehicle’s purpose | Proof |
| Buses and coaches | No | No registration necessary. These vehicles are recognised automatically by the toll system. |
| Military vehicles | Yes |
| Police vehicles | Yes | Vehicle registration certificate part I, registration of relevant authority required, e.g.:
Police authority, the federal government, fire service, German Federal Agency for Technical Relief or suitable private organisations, among others |
| Civil defence and emergency rescue vehicles | Yes |
| Fire service vehicles | Yes |
| Federal government vehicles | Yes |
| Vehicles used by other emergency services | Yes |
| Vehicles used for road maintenance and operation | Yes | Vehicle registration certificate part I, licensed to a statutory local or regional authority and tax exemption as per § 3 No. 3 or § 3 No. 4 German Motor Vehicle Tax Act (KraftStG)if necessary, winter servicing contract |
| Vehicles used in the funfair and circus trade (no tent rental) | Yes | Vehicle registration certificate part I, tax exemption as per § 3 No. 8 German Motor Vehicle Tax Act (KraftStG) and a copy of itinerant trading licence |
| Vehicles used to deliver humanitarian aid | No | Vehicle registration certificate part I, corporate tax exemption (proof of non-profit/charity status); proof of use in transporting emergency aid in serious humanitarian crises (e.g. cargo list) and tax exemption as per § 3 No. 5a German Motor Vehicle Tax Act (KraftStG) -
If the keeper agrees, third party vehicles can also be registered. |
Agricultural or forestry vehicle designed to have a maximum
speed of 40 km/h | No | Vehicle registration certificate part I, entry under letter "T" in the vehicle registration certificate. Activity as a farmer or forester or as an agricultural or forestry contractor. Ensure that products and consumer goods are transported exclusively by agricultural and forestry businesses as usual. |
| Electric vehicles | No | Vehicle registration certificate part I. Within the meaning of Section 2, subparagraph 1 of The Electric Mobility Act (EmoG), electric vehicles are: exclusively batterypowered electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles that are charged from the outside or fuel cell vehicles. |
| Vehicles powered by natural gas (only until 31 December 2023) | No | As of 1 October 2021, natural gas vehicles will be toll-exempt if they:
• Were delivered by the manufacturer with CNG, LNG or as a dual fuel engine with LNG/diesel and
• Meet emission class (SKL) Euro VI
Evidence to be provided:
Vehicle registration certificate part I and COC (certificate of conformity) from the vehicle manufacturer to prove that the vehicle was delivered by the manufacturer with a CNG (compressed natural gas), LNG (liquefied natural gas) or NG (natural gas) natural gas engine or an LNG/diesel or CNG/LNG bivalent engine.
Until 30 September 2021, natural gas vehicles will be toll-exempt if they:
Are predominantly operated with natural gas
Evidence to be provided:
Vehicle registration certificate part I, evidence of natural gas engine: CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG (liquefied natural gas), as well as bivalent engines possible. However, not engines with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas/liquid gas).
Evidence of minimum tank volume (bivalent vehicle)
• CNG: Minimum 300 litres or 50 kg;
• LNG: Minimum 300 litres or 115 kg;
• NG: Minimum 300 litres. The volume requirement can be fulfilled with one large tank or several small tanks. Vehicle registration certificate part I with the entry under P.3 = D/CNG/LNG |
