In this category you will find everything about the legality of tuning on the car and the effects if something was illegal. Our section Test sites, laws, offenses, information pillories the dubious tuning companies and their products. However, problems ex works on series vehicles are also repeatedly addressed here. We provide you with information about the actions of the police and show you curiously tuned vehicles that are often on the spot by law enforcement officers shut down were. What is the opinion of TÜV, KÜS, Dekra & Co. about the tuning part from China? We take up this problem again and again. In this category you will find out everything that has always interested you about the legal situation with regard to vehicles and vehicle tuning. With our hints and tips it is much easier legal Renovation. There are always new products on the market and we keep inquiring about the legality of the parts. Even a rear carrier, a roof box or a car paint can be illegal. We'll tell you what to look for so that your car becomes a sporty speedster that remains legal at the same time. You can find all this and much more in our category Test sites, laws, offenses, information through our Law wiki has been expanded especially!
Where can the de-registered car be parked and in what period of time can it be towed? Questions that are asked often. Often you can see deregistered cars outside on the streets without a license plate. However, the owners of these vehicles are threatened with ...
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It was to be expected. The prices for tickets are tough! Misconduct is getting really expensive now, but there is also good news: contrary to all fears, the driver's license is not withdrawn so often! This is the short summary of the reform ...
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In the diesel scandal, VW AG suffered another setback at OLG level relating to the EA288 engine. After the consumer-friendly judgment of the Cologne Higher Regional Court of February 2021, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court is now also going to ...
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Unfortunately, camping fans are having a hard time at the moment. Because of the pandemic, most of the campsites are currently closed. This is one thing that annoys campers, because none of this is understandable for a long time. In the motorhome it is ...
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Please note: The following text applies to Austria and cannot be transferred one-to-one to Germany. However, many things are regulated very similarly or identically in this country too. In spring, the number of tuned vehicles increases. Without proper typing and ...
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The automotive industry is relieved, the ban on combustion engines seems to be off the table in Brussels. As President of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Hildegard Müller says about the currently published recommendation for emissions regulations: "The submitted plans for the new Euro 7 standard for ...
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When a cheap offer turns into an expensive fiasco! Be careful with supposedly heavily discounted tuning parts from the network! The police show no tolerance for prohibited (illegal) vehicle conversions. State power has been taking particularly tough action against black sheep from the tuning scene for years. ...
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The Vehicle Licensing Ordinance, or FZV for short, determines whether a vehicle needs a license or can be used on public roads without a license. But: even if a vehicle does not require registration, certain rules and conditions apply that must be observed. Without an operating permit, a ...
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A ruling by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig lowers the alcohol limit from which an MPU (medical-psychological examination) can be ordered from 1,6 to 1,1. Traffic offenders only get their driver's license back after the mandatory MPU has been passed. The MPU, which ...
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50, 60, 70 or 80 km / h? Many trucks are equipped with a whole range of speed stickers on the rear. But what are the different labels for? Here is the answer. First things first: In Germany, the stickers that ...
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Section 18 of the StVZO, the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations, serves as the legal basis for the compulsory registration of motor vehicles of various types. From a permissible maximum speed of 6 km / h, an official license plate must be attached to each vehicle. The relevant administrative ...
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While summer tires must always be approved for the maximum speed entered in the vehicle documents, there is an exception for winter tires and all-season tires (all-weather tires) with M + S identification. The maximum speed indicated on the M + S tire does not necessarily have to correspond to the entered maximum speed of the ...
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In Switzerland it has long been commonplace and in Austria in the starting blocks: harsh penalties for speeders. What many do not know, whoever ruthlessly exceeds the permissible maximum speed, can also lose his car in Germany under certain circumstances. What could …
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A new sticker on the license plate may not only be necessary when the next general inspection is due. This can also happen, for example, if the sticker (s) on the license plate has come off a high-pressure cleaner. A dirty or oily surface can also ...
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