Insurance Plates
The Versicherungskennzeichen ("insurance plate" ) used for mopeds and other small, low-power vehicles (such as vehicles for the physically handicapped, with a maximum speed of 50 km/h). The system is three digits on the top and three letters beneath. The number and the letters are chosen randomly so personalizing the plates is not possible. Plates are much smaller than the plates for normal cars and is only valid for one year from 1 March till the end of February the following year. Those plates are sold by insurance companies, so the fee included both the registration, and the cost of one year's insurance for the vehicle. There are four colours used: black, blue, green for normal plates, and red for temporary use, such as testing (very rare). The first three colours are changed every year in order to make it easy to see whether the vehicle has the correct plate and insurance.
- Colours of the insurance plates from 1st March onwards of each year:
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Colour Year Black
1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 Blue
1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 Green
1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016
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