# Germany license plate: Seasonal

> The Germany seasonal license plate: format LL-LL 999, for example GG-CQ 269, 1997 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

Page: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/seasonal · Markdown version of the HTML page, which is canonical. Site map: https://vehiclesdb.com/llms.txt · Terms of use: https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/terms

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

![Germany license plate, Seasonal (1997 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-seasonal/germany-license-plate-seasonal.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-LL 999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1997 → today |
| Class | seasonal |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, trailer |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| 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-seasonal` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/seasonal) |

District and serial decode as normal; the meaning is the stacked pair of numbers at the right edge — first and last month of the operating season. Drive, or even street-park, outside that window and the plate is void.

Sources:

- [§ 10 Abs. 3: Saisonkennzeichen on application; Betriebszeitraum as an amtlicher Zusatz behind the Erkennungsnummer; full months, 2-11 months; green plates may also be seasonal; the operate-and-park prohibition](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__10.html)
- [Anlage 4 Abschnitt 5: the four seasonal plate forms and the month-field rule](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/anlage_4.html)
- [media.offenegesetze.de](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/1996/bgbl1_1996_60.pdf)

## About this plate

Zeitraums in Betrieb gesetzt oder abgestellt werden", § 23 Abs. 1b verbatim).

## How long it is valid

min months: 2. max months: 11. note: "Der Betriebszeitraum ist auf volle Monate zu bemessen. Der Betriebszeitraum muss mindestens zwei Monate und darf höchstens elf Monate umfassen" (§ 10 Abs. 3). Outside the period the vehicle may neither be operated NOR PARKED on public roads. Trips to deregister, and return trips after the seal is removed, count as unstamped plates under § 12 Abs. 4.

## Use it

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

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