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Insurance company regulations
As a general principle, the same arrangements apply to vehicles with a minimum age of 30 years as to vehicles with a minimum age of 20 years.
Some insurers grant even more favorable rates for this age class.
The legal regulations
German road traffic legislation provides the possibility for vehicles as of 30 years of age to obtain an operating permit as a classic car (so-called classic car license plate).
Vehicles bearing this license plate are also taxed at a flat rate of 192.00 euros per year, but - in contrast to cars with 07 license plates - these may be driven in day-to-day operation. German road traffic legislation does not define the term 'classic car', but it does indicate a guideline that stipulates there must be an expert assessment prior to granting a classic car license plate. This guideline is the "Catalogue of requirements for the assessment of classic cars" created by the German motor vehicle inspection body. In using the expression 'classic car' in this context, the law clearly stipulates that the classic car character of a car is reached at the 30-year limit at the latest. Originally, this limit was to have been set at 25 years, as is already the case in many neighboring European countries, but the [German] Upper House decided - not least for economic reasons (loss of tax income) - to set the 30-year limit.
Regulations of international associations
In favor of the recognition of a 20-year-old vehicle as a classic cars is also the later introduction of the FIVA class G. In line with this, a car is regarded as a classic car when it is at least 20 years old on the 1st day of the ongoing year. The FIVA, founded in the year 1966, combines the classic car associations from 40 countries all over the world with approx. 570,000 owners of classic cars and it is represented by a lobbyist in the European Parliament. The aim of the FIVA is to achieve Europe-wide homogenization of the recognition of historical vehicles.
Source: Classic Data
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