Quote: cruickie wrote in post #6
Isn't a German green disc something to do with vehicle emissions ! Don't think that applies to caravans.
If you mean the green disc on the car windscreen, Alan, then the answer is yes. However, I was in fact referring to the top one of the two small discs attached to the rear number plate as shown in your image. In this instance the lower of the two discs is an indication of the State that the vehicle (including caravans) is registered in whilst the top disc is an indication of, in this case your caravan, having an in-date MOT or Hauptuntersuchung (HU) as it's called here. The black marking on the disc is to allow the Police, from a distance, to know what numeral is shown at the 12 o'clock position of the disc which is an indication of which month the vehicle/caravan is due for it's next test. The colour of the disc gives an indication of the year. The same disc and markings apply to cars but in addition shows when the vehicle is next due an Abgasuntersuchung (AU) (Emission Test). Both tests are now conducted at the same inspection whereas previously the tests were done at separate intervals with the AU disc being applied to the front number plate.
Thanks for the additional information by the way. My interest was raised because whilst a caravan is attached to the car then in the event of an accident any claim is made against the cars insurance policy. Caravan insurance only applies to when the van is in storage, parked up by the side of the road in a lay-bye or in any other way not attached to the towing vehicle. I'm still somewhat confused regarding the D registration as I have only ever been aware of red letter/numeral plates. The non-trade version is the Kurzzeitkennzeichen (short term number plate) which is valid for five days and has the expiration date on a yellow band on the right hand side of the number.
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