Purchase premiums, vehicle insurance and flat-rate commuter allowances - this will change for drivers in 2021

In 2021, drivers will have to be prepared for changes - for example with regard to vehicle tax or liability.

There is also an important innovation for driver test candidates in 2021.

• There are some

  changes

  for

  car owners

  and

  drivers

  in 2021

  .

• Among other things, the focus is on the

  CO2 emissions of cars

  .

• There will be an

  important change

  for driver test

  candidates from January 2021

  .

A

lot will

change

for

at the

.

From the calculation of the vehicle tax to the increase in the commuter lump sum to the toll in neighboring Austria, there are some

.

And there will also

for motorcyclists and driver test candidates in

.

Change for employees with a vehicle: commuter allowance will be increased in 2021

As of

, the

*

elevated.

Anyone who has a one-way commute of at least 21 kilometers will then receive

for a one-way trip instead of the previous 30 cents.

If the journey to work is less than 21 kilometers, the

30 cents

per kilometer traveled.

For low-wage earners, in addition to the commuter allowance, from 2021 there will be a

, a temporary tax incentive until 2026.

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Anyone who buys a new car in 2021 will feel some of the changes.

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The calculation of the vehicle tax will change in 2021 - more consideration of CO2 emissions

From

, the

taken into account

more in the

.

If a new car emits more carbon dioxide per kilometer, the vehicle tax will rise accordingly - however, this only applies to cars newly registered in 2021. There are six levels:

Change for motorcyclists: The Euro 5 emissions standard will apply from 2021

From the

there will also be a change for motorcycles: The

apply to all motorcycles newly registered from 2021

- which, according to "Autobild", is around a third stricter than the Euro 4 standard. Motorcycles that were already registered before

, are not affected by this change.

Focus on CO2 emissions: stricter EU requirements will apply from 2021

According to the EU regulation, new cars registered in the EU may not

more than 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer

from

- otherwise there is a risk of penalties.

However, this regulation does not

directly

the

: not every

has to achieve this value, according to "Autobild" it is about the fleet limit - the average of all cars of a brand registered in the EU in one year should not exceed the value.

The new regulation

does not have an immediate

impact on individual

- however, it is possible that car manufacturers will pass the penalties on in the form of increased prices.

No change for car buyers: purchase bonus for electric cars will continue to apply in 2021

Those who

buy

an

not only benefit from the premium for electric cars in 2020.

This bonus should be available

.

Ie the person who is in

an

or a

At length, which receives an environmental bonus of up to 9000 euros.

However, car buyers must expect VAT to

return to the usual 19 percent in

.

In the course of the corona crisis, it was reduced to 16 percent by the end of 2020.

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There will also be a bonus when buying electric cars in 2021.

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Change in motor vehicle liability insurance: classification will change in 2021

For many

,

the classification in the type class of

change in

.

As the General Association of the German Insurance Industry (GDV) reports, around 6.1 million insured persons (15 percent) are classified in a higher class, around 4.6 million insured persons (11 percent) are classified lower.

The type class is calculated according to the damage and repair costs that a car model causes.

If these are only low, the car is classified in a lower class.

If the damage is high or frequent and the insurance companies have to pay a lot, the car model is upgraded.

General inspection 2021 for cars with a yellow sticker

The

has a different color for each year, which is practical for car owners: they can see at a glance whether their car

needs

a general

in 2021

.

If you find a yellow TÜV sticker on your car, you can

the main inspection for the vehicle to be due

.

There are a total of six different colors for the TÜV badge, which are repeated every six years.

The following colors apply for the coming years:

• 2020:

  blue

• 2021:

  yellow

• 2022:

  red

• 2023:

  pink

• 2024:

  green

• 2025:

  orange

Are you wondering what the numbers and colors on the TÜV sticker mean?

Here's the answer 😉👉 https://t.co/ITeTx7iIqu pic.twitter.com/dEn8E3R3Gm

- ADAC (@ADAC) January 28, 2020

Change in driver's license: New test from January 2021

Anyone who takes

the

must expect that it will take around ten minutes longer.

Among other things, the catalog of tasks for the driving test is being expanded, an electronic test report is created on a tablet while driving, and at the end of the drive the test subject receives a short feedback discussion.

The so-called

apply to all driving license

from

.

The goals are more objectivity and improved feedback for the learner driver.

Change in the neighboring country: vignettes in Austria will be more expensive in 2021

For those traveling by

is sometimes in Austria on the road, which was a corresponding

have attached to the car, which is considered as proof that the

has been paid.

The prices for the

increase by 1.5 percent in 2021 compared to 2020.

From 2021: The federal government is responsible for the construction of trunk roads

From January

, the federal states are no longer responsible for the

.

The planning, construction, maintenance, operation, administration and financing of the German motorways will then be the responsibility of the federal government, which founded the

for this purpose

.

This should

manage

the

more efficiently.

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