Blue Environmental Badge in Germany

Who Will Receive the Blue Badge?

Those gasoline vehicles that now meet the green badge requirements should be entitled to the blue badge. The problem may arise with diesel cars, for which stricter rules will apply. It is assumed that only diesel cars with a minimum air pollution level that will reach the Euro 6 emissions standard will receive the sticker. This would therefore include newer diesel cars with a production date from September 2015.

Blue Low-emissions Zones

Although they have not been established yet, the debate on blue zones in Germany continues and they are likely to be created in the future (generally in the framework of 2019 to 2020).

It should concern those cities and municipalities where there is a regular high exceedance of nitrogen oxides limits. These low-emissions zones may have a permanent or temporary validity - for example, in cases of extremely high concentrations of impurities or in selected time periods.

As such strict conditions would complicate transport for many German citizens who own diesel vehicles, further adjustments to the conditions are expected, of which we will inform you.