🚗 Cars in Germany — the honest guide
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🔍 Buying a used car — checklist
- Documents: Zulassungsbescheinigung I+II, HU report, service booklet.
- TÜV validity: less than 6 months left = negotiating lever.
- Test drive + cold start: listen to the engine, watch the smoke.
- Never pay without car & papers — handover with Kaufvertrag.
- «Accident-free» — believe only with report (Dekra/TÜV check ~€100 pays off).
🛠️ TÜV, HU & obligations
📋 HU every 24 months
Main inspection — book before deadline or face deregistration & points.
🛡️ Liability insurance mandatory
No insurance = no registration — compare prices online.
🛞 Winter tyres situational
Required on ice/snow — fine + point for violation.
🅿️ Umweltzone
Green sticker needed for city centres — ~€6 online.
⚠️ Fines & Flensburg
- Flensburg points: from 8 = consequences up to licence loss
- Speed camera photo: driver identified — appeal possible, watch deadlines
- Phone while driving: €100 + 1 point
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