# Germany license plate: Oldtimer red

> The Germany oldtimer red license plate: format LL-07999, for example RS-07525, documented since 2007, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Germany license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany) (13 registration series).

![Germany license plate, Oldtimer red (documented since 2007)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-oldtimer-red/germany-license-plate-oldtimer-red.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-07999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2007 → today (documented from 2007; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #FF0000; band #003399 on the left; border #FF0000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `de-oldtimer-red` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/oldtimer-red) |

07 after the district code marks the red old-timer plate — classics commuting to rallies, shows and the workshop. Two digits from the dealer's 06, one crucial difference: this plate may only be used on the vehicle it was issued for.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `07` | rotes Oldtimerkennzeichen | classic-vehicle event block |

Sources:

- [§ 43: trips to and from Oldtimer events need neither Betriebserlaubnis nor Zulassung if the vehicle carries a rotes Oldtimerkennzeichen; Abs. 2 applies § 41 Abs. 2-6 and requires 'einer nur aus Ziffern bestehenden und mit den Ziffern "07" beginnenden Erkennungsnummer', with the Anlage 15 Fahrzeugscheinheft](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__43.html)
- [FZV vom 25.4.2006, BGBl. I S. 988 — 'Das rote Oldtimerkennzeichen besteht aus einem Unterscheidungszeichen und einer Erkennungsnummer jeweils nach § 8 Abs. 1, jedoch besteht die Erkennungsnummer nur aus Ziffern und beginnt mit "07"', in force 1.3.2007 (Art. 12 Abs. 2). PERIOD UPPER BOUND.](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/2006/bgbl1_2006_21.pdf)

## About this plate

ROTES OLDTIMERKENNZEICHEN, the 07 series. PERIOD, honestly: 2007 is an UPPER BOUND, the FZV 2006 states the "07" rule verbatim (source line; in force 1.3.2007) and is the earliest instrument secured for it. Distinguished from the 06 dealer plate by two digits and by one crucial restriction: § 43 Abs. 2 provides that this plate "nur an dem Fahrzeug verwendet werden darf, für das es ausgegeben wurde", so unlike the 06 plate it is NOT freely transferable between vehicles.

## Other dealer plates here

- [Dealer red](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/dealer-red) (documented since 2007)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-oldtimer-red.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/germany?series=de-oldtimer-red
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/de` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "de-oldtimer-red"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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