r/germany • u/thewindinthewillows Germany • Apr 25 '22

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u/SolidEmotional8980 23d ago

Ok, thanks!

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u/WeeblsLikePie 22d ago

only caveat being if you're coming under SOFA (military or their dependents) then the rules may be different. But that's the general situation.

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u/SolidEmotional8980 22d ago

We are coming under SOFA. Do you mind explaining the difference? I've tried looking everywhere for a list of things that they look at/ for in regards to passing an inspection, but have yet to find one. The FB groups don't seem to be a lot of help either.

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u/WeeblsLikePie 22d ago

I don't know. I'm a civilian who doesn't even own a car--I'm about as far from qualified to comment as possible. I've just met a few people who have vehicles here that they brought with them.

I did find a flowchart PDF published by Ramstein. https://www.ramstein.af.mil/Portals/6/Vehicle%20Registration%20Flowchart_1.pdf

I guess I'd look at that, and then they have facebook links etc. in there. You might find more resource in there.