Overview
- SPD and BSW governing groups with CDU support filed a joint request asking the state government to simplify reimport paperwork and assess a 60 km/h allowance for qualifying Simsons.
- Any exemption under review would require proof that the vehicle meets the DDR Allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis condition, with verification by a technical expert.
- Current law grants 60 km/h only to Simsons first put into service in Germany by the end of February 1992, while reimports are limited to 45 km/h or 50 km/h for models built up to 2001.
- The AfD submitted separate proposals seeking broader legacy protection for export models and listing the Simson as intangible cultural heritage, including a UNESCO push.
- Thuringia already approved easing reimports in September and Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern announced a simplified process, as Brandenburg debates solutions to hurdles like missing plaques and the need for original frames with matching numbers.