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Control plate types

The basic color of the control plates provides information about the type of vehicle or its special purpose.

Black plates

Vehicle for the transport of goods or people

Blue background

Vehicle that can be used as an implement only to perform a specific job, does not have a loading area and consequently cannot transport goods.

Brown ground

Vehicle that, due to its design or intended use, cannot comply with the provisions of the VTS (Ordinance on Technical Requirements for Road Vehicles) in terms of dimensions and weights. Vehicles with brown license plates are exceptional vehicles and may only travel with a written special permit.

Green ground

Agricultural vehicle (may not be used for the performance of commercial work, but exclusively for agricultural journeys).