German cell phone numbers. What do German license plates mean?

It would seem that it could be easier to obtain or buy a registration plate after purchasing a car. It turns out that the “rectangular tin” is not as simple as it seems. For example, in Germany, cars cannot have license plates with a certain combination of letters.

But first, let’s figure out what the letters on the registration numbers of German cars actually mean. Firstly, the letters and numbers of the number themselves must be painted in black paint on a white background in a special font, which in German sounds like Falschungserschwerende Schrift. By the way, in Russian it will sound - making falsification difficult. The letters themselves on the car license plates indicate the city in which the car owner lives. B – for Berlin, M – for Munich, K – Cologne, etc. It is worth noting that major cities in Western Germany have numbers with the same letter. Smaller cities have three letters in the registration plate, indicating the city itself and the area in which it is located.

Any car owner in Germany can purchase individual beautiful license plates for a car, and everything will be legal; you just need to pay an additional 12 euros. The only thing you need to consider is that the registration letters correspond to the city of residence. Thus, residents of the city of Pirna can buy the number PIR-AT 69, and a resident of Kiel can buy KI-LL 666. Also in Germany, numbers with initials are popular, for example, Peter Jackson can get the number B-PJ 87 (the numbers can indicate the year of birth).

It is not recommended or permitted to put numbers with a combination of letters reminiscent of the times of Nazi Germany. So, it is not recommended to put numbers of this type: SS-45 (SS units), SA - assault troops, KZ - concentration camp, etc. An exception may be made for those whose initials have such an abbreviation. Getting beautiful numbers with an H at the end is also considered original. To obtain the K-AA 100N registration plate, you must have a classic thirty-year-old car with original parts under the hood.

If we draw an analogy with beautiful and golden numbers in cellular communications, then it is unlikely to find any prohibitions on their use by the authorities. Here, the buyers of beautiful rooms themselves make the ban for themselves. For example, not everyone will prefer to buy the number 666-66-66 due to superstitious considerations. Others, on the contrary, will be very willing to buy number 777-77-77, believing that it will bring them good luck.

To believe or not to believe in the magic of numbers when choosing numbers, whether registration numbers cars or mobile operator numbers, it’s up to you to decide.

(HB) and Lübeck ( H.L.), use their prefixes today.

During World War I, a combination was used for army vehicles MK(German) Militärkraftwagen des Deutschen Heeres ) - Military vehicles of the German army. After the war, during the Weimar Republic, german army used a prefix RW(German) Reichswehr) - Reichswehr (German armed forces - gg.).

Vehicles exempt from transport tax (ambulances, tractors, agricultural trailers, trailers for boats and gliders) have green letters and numbers on white license plates. The owner of a trailer may be exempt from paying transport tax on it if he agrees to pay an increased tax for the truck towing the trailer. Also, owners of trailers who voluntarily handed them over to the disposal of the German armed forces (when a state of emergency is established) are exempt from paying transport tax. Unregistered vehicles have short term license plates, valid 5 days. The digital code starts with 04, for example, DD-0400. The license plate itself has a yellow stripe on the right side, on which is marked the date, month and year until which these numbers are valid. Vehicles with such license plates do not have to undergo technical inspection, but must be technically sound. Most insurance companies take this premium into account if the car is later registered and insured by the same insurance company. License plates of exported vehicles. Installed on cars exported abroad to Germany. The owner of the vehicle must not be a German citizen and must not register the vehicle. These license plates do not have a blue stripe with the EU symbol on the left side of the license plate. Instead, a red stripe is applied on the right side of the sign and the date, month and year of expiration of the vehicle insurance contract are indicated.
Registration numbers of protected vehicles diplomatic immunity, on the left side, instead of a prefix, they have a number 0 . The numbers after "0" should be deciphered as follows: before the dash - the number assigned to the country's embassy (from 1 to 3 digits); after the dash - the car number (numbering at the request of the embassy/consulate). An exception is ambassadors and representatives of foreign states: the presidential vehicles have a code 0-1 , prime ministers - 0-2 , foreign ministers - 0-3 , chairmen of parliaments - 1-1 . On registration plates of vehicles belonging to the German armed forces, on the left side, instead of a blue rectangle with the EU symbol with the standard letter D, state flag Germany. All characters of this type begin with a letter Y(no city in Germany has a name starting with Y), followed by a six-digit number (or five-digit for motorcycles), for example: Y-123 456. German army vehicles are not subject to transport tax and are not insured, since the state acts as the insurer. Also, vehicles do not undergo mandatory technical inspection, but the army services themselves exercise strict control over the technical condition of the vehicles entrusted to them, similar to a regular technical inspection. NATO vehicles located in Germany have license plates similar to the standard German Army vehicle plates, but starting with the letter X followed by a four-digit number, e.g. X-1234. The Federal Police uses registration plates starting with the prefix B.P.(Bundespolizei). Until 2006, the numbers used a code B.G.(Bundesgrenzschutz) - it is still valid today, but on new cars the BP prefix is ​​used. The license plates of North Rhine-Westphalia police vehicles use the prefix NRW 4, followed by a four-digit code, for example: NRW 4-1234, the Rhineland-Palatinate police use the prefix RPL etc. These red registration plates ( Wechselkennzeichen) are used by dealers for temporary registration of vehicles (for transportation). They are not assigned to a specific car, but are issued to the dealer. This example (without the blue box on the left) is outdated. These registration plates are used by classic car collectors. The digital combination for such numbers begins with 07 . The car must be at least 20 years old, however, since April 2007 this figure has been increased to 30. License plates issued and installed before this date remain valid even after the new rules come into force. The collector must also receive a special certificate (for example, confirmation that the car does not have any criminal offenses). In addition, it is allowed to use one set of license plates for all collectible cars, subject to strict control over their removal and installation on other cars (all operations performed with license plates must be documented by the collector). However, cars with such license plates are not allowed to be used in everyday use. It is not necessary to have a document confirming that you have passed an official technical inspection, but the car must be absolutely technically sound in order for it to be used on public roads.

Font

Since November 2000, registration plates have used a special font developed in Germany by Karlgeorg Höfer (German). Karlgeorg Hoefer) back in the 70s of the 20th century by order of the government. The reason for its creation was the relative ease of counterfeiting license plates that used the old font. Eg, P could easily be corrected by R, B- to digital 8 or 3 , A O- on Q and vice versa.

The uniqueness of the new font (the name is often used FE-Schrift) is that letters similar in configuration and spelling are almost impossible to “interrupt.” Thus, the letter O extremely difficult to convert into letters Q, from P get R, and from L And F - E and vice versa. The situation is the same with numbers.

This font is called “difficult to falsify” (German). Fälschungserschwerende Schrift ).

Issuance of registration plates

In every district federal state There is a special department that is responsible for issuing registration plates - German. Zulassungsstelle or German Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde, which literally means “the department for authorization of vehicles for operation.”

Before obtaining license plates, a car owner must obtain vehicle insurance. After insurance, a person is given a special code (German. Versicherungsbestätigungsnummer ), which you need to contact the district department ( Zulassungsstelle), fill out the application and make payment. After this, the department provides a special paper on which the alphanumeric combination of the future license plate is written. Next, the motorist goes to a special shop located next to the department building (and sometimes in the same building), where registration license plates are manufactured. After payment the owner vehicle receives his license plates and must go with them back to the district office, where the last stage of obtaining “numbers” is carried out - a sticker for the region of the federal land is installed and the entire package of documents is issued.

Insurance numbers

Insurance license plates.

Insurance numbers (German) Versicherungskennzeichen) are issued by an insurance company and installed on mopeds and other low-power vehicles (also on vehicles with maximum speed 25 km/h used by people with reduced mobility). These license plates are smaller in size than regular registration plates and are only valid for one year from the beginning of March to the end of February of the following year. These signs have replaced official registration marks since low-power vehicles began to be registered through insurance companies. There are 4 colors used for license plates: red (used very rarely and for temporary use of a vehicle), black, green, blue. The last three colors alternate every year, which allows you to track whether the vehicle is insured and whether it has a current license plate. In addition, the year is “stamped” on the bottom line of the sign. Using the same color license plate every three years is not possible as the police check whether a particular alphanumeric combination is valid. The format is as follows: three numbers at the top, three letters at the bottom of the license plate. Numbers and digits are selected in random order, and personal numbers are not possible.

Each year has its own license plate color.

Stickers

Exhaust gas toxicity test sticker. 2007

Vehicle safety check sticker. 2007

Emissions test sticker was installed (cancelled from January 2010) on the front license plate, and vehicle safety sticker is installed on the rear license plate and since 2010 combines the functions of both stickers. The year is indicated in the center of the sticker. Black marks next to the number 12 allow police to identify from a distance when a particular test was passed. These stickers are installed on the license plate in a special way - the stickers are rotated. If you imagine a clock board, then the stickers are rotated so that the number 12 coincides with the desired number on an imaginary dial. The numbers on the imaginary dial mean the numerical equivalent of months.

Below the vehicle safety stickers and emission testing, a federal state sign is installed on the license plate, and the name of the region of this federal state in which the car is registered is also indicated on this sign.

Stickers are made and installed on license plates in a special way, which makes it impossible to remove them without damaging the license plate.

If it becomes known that the car owner has not paid the insurance premium for more than three months, the police will remove the federal state sign with a special device, thereby damaging the license plates. This will make the use of license plates illegal and the car owner will have to wait for the insurance company to provide new license plates.

The sticker colors repeat every six years.

Color	Year
Orange (RAL 2000)	1971	1979	1983	1989	1995	2001	2007	2013
Blue (RAL 5015)	1972	1978	1984	1990	1996	2002	2008	2014
Yellow (RAL 1012)	1973	1977	1985	1991	1997	2003	2009	2015
Brown (RAL 8004)	1974	1980	1986	1992	1998	2004	2010	2016
Pink (RAL 3015)	1975	1981	1987	1993	1999	2005	2011	2017
Green (RAL 6018)	1976	1982	1988	1994	2000	2006	2012	2018

While in Germany, a tourist can use landline phones in hotels for communication within the country and abroad (the most expensive option - a minute of conversation costs from 1 €) or pay phones.

For those staying in Germany for a longer period of time, it is possible to save on calls from a landline phone by using local Vorwahl operator codes (for example, Moscow code). The code is dialed before dialing the main number. You can find international codes using this Internet service.

In Germany, pay phones installed in special booths are divided into 3 types according to the method of payment for the call: cash (coins), telephone card (Telefonkarte with a face value of 3-25 € are sold at communication kiosks and at the post office) and credit card. The cost of a call from a landline phone in Germany depends on the time of day - a reduced rate is valid on weekends and in the period 18:00-08:00 on weekdays.

Mobile communications in Germany

Local cellular service

In Germany, the cellular communication standard GSM 900/1800 has been adopted. Mobile communications in Germany are expensive, even relative to other European countries.

The leaders in the mobile services market are several of the largest operators - Vodafone, T-Mobile, E-Plus and Ortel Mobile.

A German SIM card costs on average 10 € (5-7 € on account) and is sold in many stores or large supermarkets (Lidl, Tchibo). You can top it up by purchasing special cards (in the same place where the SIM card is sold), through the store’s cash register, or by debiting money directly from bank card(if you have a bank account in Germany).

To obtain a SIM card without a contract (Prepaid Tarif ohne Vertrag), you do not need to show your international passport - you just need to have an internal (Russian) one. There is also the opportunity to switch to the services of a local mobile operator, keeping your number (surcharge of approximately 30 €, part of the amount goes to the account).

After purchasing, the German SIM card must be activated, and since the Internet may not be at hand for this action, it is better to ask the seller to do this directly.

There is no domestic roaming in Germany. Calls within the country cost from 0.09 € per minute. Calls to Russia start from 0.01 (preferential Star Rossija tariff from O2 or Mobilka SIM card). The cost of 1 SMS in Germany is usually equal to the cost of a minute of conversation.

Roaming in Germany

For mobile communications in Germany you can use roaming offers from leading domestic cellular operators.

Roaming tariffs in Germany from major Russian operators

Prices are indicated in rubles

Internet in Germany

The Internet in Germany is well developed, Wi-Fi access points (W-LAN in German) are found everywhere - from Lufthansa aircraft cabins, to train stations, squares, hotels and shopping centers. It is easy to use the Internet in Germany by visiting one of the many cyber cafes that can be found both in major cities, and in small villages. The cost of Internet in such cafes is 1-2.5 € per hour.

Mobile Internet in Germany is available by purchasing a pre-paid SIM card from one of the leading mobile operators and connecting to an Internet package, as well as through a network connection (via a modem, worth order 30 €) from one of the popular Internet providers: 1 & 1, Alice, Congstar, Blau.de, Simyo, Fonic, Klarmobil.

The cost of mobile Internet in Germany starts from 2.5 € per day or 15-20 € per month for unlimited communication (with an average speed of 1-2 Mbit/s, and a maximum speed of 7.2 Mbit/s), and the minimum cost of tariffs is with restrictions for traffic - 4 € per month (up to 150 MB). Tariffs can be changed once a month.

Telephone codes in Germany

Germany telephone code: 49

Telephone codes for cities in Germany

Berlin's telephone code is 30

Munich's telephone code is 89

Hamburg's telephone code is 40

Dresden's telephone code is 351

Cologne's telephone code is 221

Bonn's telephone code is 228

Frankfurt am Main telephone code is 69

Dusseldorf telephone code is 211

How to call from Germany to Russia

Landline, mobile: 00 - 7 (Russian code) - your city code - phone number;

Example: 00-7-495-123-45-67; +7-495-123-45-67

How to call from Russia to Germany

Landline: 8 - beep - 10 - 49 (German code) 30 (Berlin code) - telephone number;

Mobile: +49 - phone number;

Example: 8-10-49-30-71234567 or +44-7871234567;

How to call within Germany

0 - phone number

Example: 0-2045678956

Useful telephone numbers and addresses in Germany

Russian Embassy in Germany

Address: Unter den Linden 63-65, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: + (49 30) 229-11-10, + (49 30) 229-11-29, + (49 30) 226-511-83 (consular section)
www.russische-botschaft.de
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-18:00

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Munich

Address: Maria-Theresia-Straße 17, 81675 München, Germany
Phone: + (49 89) 59-25-03 (consular issues), + (49 89) 59-57-15 (duty service)
www.ruskonsmchn.mid.ru
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-13:00; Mon-Thu 15:00-17:00 (passport issuance)

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Hamburg

Address: Am Freenteich, 20, 22085 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: + (49 40) 229-52-01, + (49 89) 229-53-01
www.generalkonsulat-rus-hamburg.de
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-12:00; Mon-Thu 15:00-17:00 (passport issuance)

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Bonn

Address: Waldstrasse 42, 53177 Bonn, Germany
Phone: + (49 228) 386-79-30, + (49 228) 386-79-31, + (49 228) 31-21-64
www.ruskonsulatbonn.de
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-13:30; Acceptance of documents - until 13:00

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Frankfurt am Main

Address: Oeder Weg 16-18, 60318 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: + (49 69) 430-082-611
www.ruskonsulatfrankfurt.de
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 09:00-13:00; entrance to the building - until 12:30

Emergency services in Germany

• Telephone number of the Russian Consulate for emergency cases (threat to the life, health and safety of Russian citizens in Germany) - + (49 157) 366-55-231
• Fire Department, ambulance -112
• Police - 110
• Information railway stations - 33-69-11
• Airport information desk - 50-81

Attention: fake!
Quite a few offices have appeared in Moscow that offer German numbers for more low price. We consider it our duty to warn you that unscrupulous manufacturers use Russian license plates with RUS holograms for German duplicates. This number is considered fake. Any traffic police officer will be able to detect such a fake. Be careful, do not try to save on quality. Agree, it’s better to pay a little more, but be sure that these numbers are legal.

German registration plates

When producing German license plates, they use a special font, umlauts in letter combinations, as well as the use of land stickers and technical inspection stickers, which are attached directly to the registration plate. There are several types of registration plates that are issued for specific types of vehicles.

As of 2007, purchasing new license plates will cost a motorist 30 euros directly in Germany, in addition, you will have to pay from 10 to 40 euros for re-registering old license plates or registering new ones.

Types of license plates

• License plates found on classic cars contain the letter H at the end of the combination. For example, K-AA 100H
• Red registration plates (Wechselkennzeichen) are used by dealers to temporarily register vehicles (for transportation).
• Official vehicles, such as police, fire and municipal vehicles, do not have letters placed after the stickers on their license plates.
• Unregistered vehicles have short-term license plates, valid for 5 days. The digital code starts with number 04, for example, DD-0400.
• The registration numbers of vehicles protected by diplomatic immunity have the number 0 on the left side instead of a prefix.
• On registration plates of vehicles belonging to the German armed forces, on the left side, instead of a blue rectangle with the EU symbol with the standard letter D, the German national flag is depicted.
• Vehicles exempt from transport tax (ambulances, tractors, agricultural trailers, trailers for boats and gliders) have green letters and numbers on white license plates.
• Special seasonal license plates have two numbers at the end of the combination that represent the months.
• License plates of exported vehicles. Installed on cars exported abroad to Germany.
• The Federal Police uses registration plates starting with the prefix BP (Bundespolizei). Until 2006, the code BG (Bundesgrenzschutz) was used on license plates - it is still valid today, but on new cars the prefix BP is used.

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