Low-emission zones with a severe-disability card
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Choose “Disability marks aG, H or Bl”: the check shows the exemption; for other marks, choose your vehicle instead.
Disability marks aG, H or Bl
Exempt, no sticker needed
Annex 3 no. 6 of the 35th BImSchV
| Condition | Mark in the severe-disability card; carry the card on every trip |
| Without sticker in a zone | €0 |
| Otherwise possible | city exemption permit (s. 1(2)) |
For the diesel bans in Stuttgart, Munich and Darmstadt, the exemptions of each city’s own order apply.
35th BImSchV, Annex 3: vehicles exempt from the sticker · BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 278
People with certain marks in their German severe-disability card benefit from a general exemption from the sticker. Annex 3 number 6 of the 35th BImSchV exempts motor vehicles driven by, or carrying, people who are exceptionally walking-impaired, helpless or blind and who prove this with the marks aG, H or Bl in their card. The exemption therefore attaches to the person, not the vehicle: it can be your own car, a relative’s or a rental, as long as the entitled person drives or rides along. If the car travels without them, for example to pick them up, the exemption does not apply on the wording; only an individual permit from the city covers such trips. Other marks such as G (significantly walking-impaired), or a degree of disability without a mark, are not enough. No application is needed and no sticker either; the ordinance only requires the marks to be proven. The text does not say how that proof must be given in a check; the safe course is to carry the card on every trip.
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Which marks exempt you
| Mark | Meaning | Exempt? |
|---|---|---|
| aG | exceptionally walking-impaired | yes |
| H | helpless | yes |
| Bl | blind | yes |
| G | significantly impaired mobility | no |
| B, Gl, TBl, RF | companion, deaf, deafblind, broadcasting fee | no |
When the entitled person is not on board
Trips without the entitled person, for example to pick them up or run errands, are not covered by number 6. For those there is the individual permit under section 1(2). Whether and on what terms the city grants it is up to the city; the exemption permit page describes the procedure.
Diesel bans
The Annex 3 exemption applies to the low-emission zone. For the diesel bans in Stuttgart and Munich, the cities set their own exemptions; whether disabled people are covered is stated on the city websites, for example by the City of Munich.