# Germany license plate: Short-term

> The Germany short-term license plate: format LL-03999, for example SA-03974, 1998 to today, car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, and trailer.

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

![Germany license plate, Short-term (1998 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-shortterm/germany-license-plate-short-term.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-03999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1998 → today |
| Class | temporary |
| 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-shortterm` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/shortterm) |

After the district code the number opens with 03 or 04, the short-term block, and the yellow field at the edge carries the expiry date. A plate born to die within five days.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `03` | Kurzzeitkennzeichen | five-day short-term block |
| `04` | Kurzzeitkennzeichen | five-day short-term block |

Sources:

- [§ 42 Abs. 1: conditions (type-approved or individually approved, valid HU/SP, insurance); Abs. 4: 'einer nur aus Ziffern bestehenden und mit "03" oder "04" beginnenden Erkennungsnummer' plus the five-day expiry date; Abs. 3: need not be firmly affixed](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__42.html)
- [Anlage 4 Abschnitt 6: the three Kurzzeitkennzeichen forms, the yellow/black date field, the 35 mm blue seal](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/anlage_4.html)
- [27. ÄndVstVR vom 9.3.1998, BGBl. I S. 441 — Art. 1 creates the Kurzzeitkennzeichen in § 28 StVZO ('Kurzzeitkennzeichen sind in schwarzer Schrift ... herzustellen') + Anlage Vd; Art. 5: Art. 1 in force 14.3.1998, remainder 1.5.1998.](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/1998/bgbl1_1998_14.pdf)
- [FZV vom 25.4.2006, BGBl. I S. 988 — '... nur aus Ziffern und beginnt mit "03" oder "04". Das Kurzzeitkennzeichen enthält außerdem ein Ablaufdatum, das längstens auf fünf Tage ab der Zuteilung zu bemessen ist', in force 1.3.2007 — the earliest instrument secured that states the 03 option.](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/2006/bgbl1_2006_21.pdf)

## About this plate

KURZZEITKENNZEICHEN, created by the 27. ÄndVstVR of 9.3.1998 (Art. 1, in force 14 March 1998) as the black-script short-term plate that replaced private use of red plates, the same instrument's remaining articles, in force 1.5.1998, closed the red-plate route for private transfer runs. Five days, a yellow expiry field, and a blue seal instead of the usual Land-arms Stempelplakette. Unlike the 06 dealer plate it is tied to ONE vehicle (§ 42 Abs. 3 Nr. 2) and, unlike an ordinary plate, it need not be firmly attached.

## How long it is valid

days: 5. note: § 42 Abs. 4: the expiry date is set 'bis zum Ablauf des fünften auf die Zuteilung folgenden Tages'; after it the vehicle may not be operated on public roads

## Use it

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

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