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Berlin Registration Authority Grounds ZPS Protest Bus After Dekra Declares It Unsafe

An expert report cited roof lighting defects, damaged windows, movable fittings that altered the vehicle’s dimensions.

Overview

  • Police in Chemnitz said the Berlin vehicle registration office ordered the bus taken out of service following a Dekra assessment conducted September 26–29.
  • The vehicle may not be driven on public roads until further notice, though police lifted the initial seizure of the bus.
  • Inspectors reported unlawful changes affecting height and width as well as issues that touched the vehicle’s stability.
  • The bus was first seized on September 20 at the Christopher Street Day in Döbeln over unauthorized installations.
  • Zentrum für politische Schönheit condemned the action as a scandal, and the bus was absent from the Berlin Herbstsalon at the Maxim-Gorki-Theater.