As a reliable tradesperson in the motor vehicle branch (for example vehicle manufacturer, vehicle dealer, vehicle workshop), you can apply for the red registration number for vehicles which are not registered.
Red registration may only be used in the following cases:
- Test drives: Determination and proof of usability
- Test runs: Carrying out of an inspection of a vehicle by
- an officially recognised expert or
- an inspector for motor vehicle traffic or
- an inspection engineer of an officially recognised monitoring organisation
- Transitional journeys: The vehicle needs to be moved to another location.
The licensing authority will issue the red registration number for a fixed term or subject to revocation. It is not issued to a vehicle in a fixed manner.
You can use it
- several times,
- however only for your own operations and
- for the permitted journeys.
As a private person, you cannot obtain a red registration number.
With the red registration number, you must use the special registration document notebook. The registration number always begins with "06".
Note: Vehicles with these registration numbers enjoy tax privileges. They are subject to a fixed vehicle tax.