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In a country known </div> <div> for its high performance cars & high speed Autobahns, Germany hosts more traffic volume than any other nation in Europe. Germany also suffers the continents highest injury to accident ratio.</div> <bR> <div> The German Autobahn network is the worlds second largest Superhighway</div> <div> system with 11,000 km . Some features of the Autobahn include :</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2 , 3 and some times 4 lanes of traffic in each direction</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Green median 3-4 m wide with double guide rails</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4% or less grades</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gentle well banked curves</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Freeze resistant concrete</div> <div> Many portions which have no speed limit</div> <bR> <div> Some interesting Autobahn Regulations</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Vehicles with a maximum speed of 60 km\h or less are prohibited</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Passing on the right prohibited</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Stopping,Parking,U-Turns and Reverse are Prohibited</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">It is illegal to run out of gas on the Autobahn</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You can not use your high beams</div> <div> <I><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ccff00.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Recommended </I>speed limit 130 km/h only <I>recommended</I></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="german_license_plates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German Plates"><U>GERMAN PLATES</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="_german_passenger_plates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > German Passenger Plates</FONT></div> <bR> <div> The normal series of passenger plates in Germany can be either single or double row.</div> <bR> <div> In the single line plate , the plate bigins with a <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U><B>1 , 2 ,or 3 letter code</B></U></A><A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U> </U></A>denoting the town or province in which the car is registered,followed by a hyphen and then serial number.</div> <div> In the two line plate , the <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U><B>1 , 2 , 3  letter town code</B></U></A><B> </B><B>, </B>is listed on the TOP</div> <div> line. <B> </B></div> <div> In both cases the plates use a Black on relective white.</div> <bR> <div> In 1994 , New plates were adopted with a different style of lettering and a </div> <div> blue tab at the left bearing 12 gold stars of the European Union above the </div> <div> letter <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>D</B></FONT> . </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="plate_seals"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>Plate Seals</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> The German rear plate is adorned with two seals. The top seal is a colored dated seal showing that the vehicle pass a safety test.</div> <div> The bottom Seal is a State Seal denoting that Insurance and Taxes have been payed on the vehicle.</div> <div> Prior to 1994 the <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>State Seal was Black on Silver</U></A></div> <div> After 1994 the <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>State Seal was larger and more colorful.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> The front plate has been adorned with a color ,<A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U> </U></A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>dated hexagon seal</U></A> since 1985.</div> <div> This Seal is placed on the front plate of gas driven vehicles to denote the passing of an emission test.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="former_east_german_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U><B><U>Former East German</U></B></U></A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U><B><U> </U></B></U></A><B><U>Plate Seals</U></B></div> <bR> <div> In the former East German DDR , There was a plate seal used as year of</div> <div> validation. The seal was of the Republic Coat of Arms. Each year was of</div> <div> a different Color.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="temporary_plates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Temporary Plates</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1948 - 1988</div> <bR> <div> German temp. plates Black on White Oval shaped plates. The upper line was a </div> <div> code number for the office that issued the plate.The lower line started with the </div> <div> letter Z followed with a hyphen and up to a 4 digit serial.The plate also bear the </div> <div> seal of the respective Customs Office.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="code_numbers_for_temporary_oval_plates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Code numbers for Temporary oval plates</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="550" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> Code #        Office            pre 1967</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Code #        office                pre1967   </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Code #         office             pre 1967</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 100-120     Berlin                       26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 415-420,438-440 Hannover 114,614</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="172"><div> 669-670  Landshut</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 150-159  Bremen-Freihafen      317</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 421-424  Hildesheim                      117</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 676-678  Passau                           190</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="174"><div> 160-169  Bremen Ost</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 427-428  Lüneburg                        119</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 679-680  Rosenheim                    194</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 170-179  BremerHaven              113</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 429-430  Nordhorn                        120</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 700-705  Bielefeld                          96</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 200-210  Düsseldorf         154,654</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 431-432  Oldenburg                      309</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 706-710  Dortmund                       129</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 211-214  Duisburg                     152</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 433-435  Osnabrück                     121</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 711-712  Gronau                           136</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 215-216 Emmerich                     156</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 436-437  Uelzen                             123</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 713-715  Hagen                             137</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 217-222,241-245 Essen           167</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 450-455  Heidelberg                      233</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 716-720  Münster                          131</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 223-224  Geldern                       166</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 456-460  Karlsruhe                       234</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 721-722  Paderborn                      125</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 225-229  Kleve                            158</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 461-465  Mannheim            238,738</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="172"><div> 723-725  Bochum</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 230-235  Krefeld                         151</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 500-505 Flensburg                         100</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 750-755  Bamberg                        174</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 236-240  Wuppertal                    405</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 508-510  Itzehoe                             102</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 756-760  Hof ( Saale )                  178</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 250-260  Darmstadt     248,448,748</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 511-515  Kiel                                    103</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 761-765  Nürnberg-Fürth             189</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 261-275 Frankfurt 240,340,640,740</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 516-517  lübeck-Ost                      501</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 766-769  Regensburg                  192</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 276-280  Gießen                          249</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 518-519  Lübeck - West               110</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 770-771  Schweinfurt                 1 95</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 281-285  Kassel                          142</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 550-555  Kaiserslaut,n                  180</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 772-773  Weiden                           197</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 286-290  Wiesbaden                  139</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 556-560  Koblenz                           159</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 774-780  Würzburg                      198</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 300-305,446-449 Baden-Baden 230</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 561-562,571-576 Landau             181</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 800-810  Saarbrücken                 162</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 306-310 Freiburg                         232</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 563-566  Mainz                               250</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 811-820  Saarlouis                        163</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 311-315  Kehl                               244</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><div> 567-568  Ludwigshafen</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 850-852  Friedrichshafen            224</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 316-320  Konstanz                     235</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 569-570  Trier                                  165</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 853-854  Heilbronn                       225</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 326-330  Lörrach                        237</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 600-605  Aachen-Sud   400,406,407</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 855-856,881-884 Reutlingen      254</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 331-335  Singen                          242</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 606-611 AachenßNord 400,406,407</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 857-866  Struttgart-Ost 228,328etc</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 28 ><NOBR><div> 336-340  Waldshut                     243</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 612-626 Köln-Deutz 403,703,803,903</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="172"><div> 867-875 Struttgart-West 326,426,526,626,726,826,926</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 350-356  Hamburg-Waltershof</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 612-626 Köln-Rheinau                  404</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 876-880   Ulm                                227</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 357-363 Hamburg-Ericus 318,418</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 650-653 Augsburg                         173</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 881-884Reutlingen Baden-Baden</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 364-370  Hamburg-Harburg</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 654-655  Bad Reichenhall             193</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Prüm                                               160</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> 371-375  Hamburg - St.Annen</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 656-658 Lindau                               183</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Husum                                            105</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 28 ><NOBR><div> 400-410 Braunschweig    212,312,</div> <div>                 412,512,612,712,812,912</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><div> 659-668,671-675,681-699 Müchen-West,München Ost  286,386,486 etc</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Stade                                               116</div> <div> Leer                                                 118</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> 411-412  Emden                          112</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="180" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Borken                                             135</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> 413-414  Göttingen                    115</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="180" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Memmingen                                    185</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="174"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="174" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="180" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Rottweil                                          222</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="174"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="174" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="180" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Lahr                                                236</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="174"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="174" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="180"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="180" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Heinsberg                                      402</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1988 - PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> Temporary plates are similar to current series in the fact that they are Black </div> <div> on Reflective White. They start with a <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U>letter code</U></A> denoting the town or province</div> <div> followed by a hyphen than up to a four digit serial number. This is followed by a 55mm red band at the right end of the plate. With-in the band is the year over the month of validity. The date is in black. Below the hyphen you will see the town or <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>province seal which is black on red.</U></A> The plate is valid until the end of </div> <div> the month. The vehicle can be driven outside of Germany.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="5_day_temporary_plate"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>5 DAY TEMPORARY PLATE</div> <bR> <div> Germany has recently released a 5 day temporary plate. It is consistant with </div> <div> the current series in the fact that it is Black on Reflective White. The plate starts </div> <div> with the <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U>letter code</U></A><A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="German States"><U> </U></A>denoting the town or province.This is followed with up to a 6 digit serial number. There is NO hyphen . On the far right of the plate is a 55mm Yellow band.With in the yellow band is the day ,over the month , over the year of validity. This is black on yellow. The <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GERMAN SEALS"><U>town/province seal is Black on Blue.</U></A> This plate is valid for 5 days only and the vehicle can only be driven in Germany.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>MILITARY PLATE</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The military uses a plate that is white with black lettering. This plate starts with </div> <div> the black , red and gold tricolour followed with the letter Y. The letter Y is followed with a hyphen and then up to a 6 digit number. The rear plate carries the Federal seal.</div> <div> Nato vehicles are assigned th eletter X  followed by a 4 digit number.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>