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	<title type="text">Miscellaneous</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Expat's Concise Guide to Overcome Officialdom in Germany and so smoothly integrate into Germany to stay on the right side of the law</subtitle>
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		<title>An open word to 0900 - Numbers</title>
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		<published>2010-11-09T19:22:50+01:00</published>
		<updated>2010-11-09T19:22:50+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1428-an-open-word-to-0900-numbers</id>
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			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;An open word to 0900 - Numbers&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can read constant warnings in the media against the abuse and fraud with 0190 numbers - and rightly so! The 0190 numbers were finally shut down at December 31, 2005 and replaced by the 0900-port lines. The 0900 numbers offers are grouped into three classes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;An open word to 0900 - Numbers&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can read constant warnings in the media against the abuse and fraud with 0190 numbers - and rightly so! The 0190 numbers were finally shut down at December 31, 2005 and replaced by the 0900-port lines. The 0900 numbers offers are grouped into three classes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	<entry>
		<title>Be Rewarded for Recycling Paper – Paperbank </title>
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		<published>2008-11-07T22:36:07+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-07T22:36:07+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/205-be-rewarded-for-recycling-paper-paperbank</id>
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			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be Rewarded for Recycling Paper – Paperbank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Millions of tons of paper have been collected each year in Germany but vast amounts are still outside the recycling system. Cellulose is needed to produce new paper and that is obtained from natural resources such as wood. Due to our disappearing forests, pulp is becoming an expensive raw material. For several years now, the paper industry has been using wastepaper to produce paper. The industry is even discussing whether wastepaper is really “garbage” at all. Berlin now has the “paperbank”, &lt;em&gt;Papierbank&lt;/em&gt;, (official name:) union WertstoffhandelGmbH.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span&gt;Be Rewarded for Recycling Paper – Paperbank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Millions of tons of paper have been collected each year in Germany but vast amounts are still outside the recycling system. Cellulose is needed to produce new paper and that is obtained from natural resources such as wood. Due to our disappearing forests, pulp is becoming an expensive raw material. For several years now, the paper industry has been using wastepaper to produce paper. The industry is even discussing whether wastepaper is really “garbage” at all. Berlin now has the “paperbank”, &lt;em&gt;Papierbank&lt;/em&gt;, (official name:) union WertstoffhandelGmbH.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	<entry>
		<title>Business Papers after the Turn of the Year What to dump</title>
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		<published>2010-01-23T18:40:04+01:00</published>
		<updated>2010-01-23T18:40:04+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1347-business-papers-after-the-turn-of-the-year-what-to-dump</id>
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			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Business Papers after the Turn of the Year: What to Dump&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the latest when spring cleaning comes around, you notice all these documents only &quot;wasting&quot; space and &quot;gathering dust&quot;. This article will tell you what you must keep and what you can get rid of.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tax documents are to be kept for at least 10 years (§147 IV AO). However, just because it turned 2010, you cannot automatically dispose of these documents. The storing period starts after the calendar year after the last entries have been made.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These documents are:&lt;img style=&quot;float: right;&quot; src=&quot;images/stories/content/PAPERPILE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;PAPERPILE&quot; width=&quot;190&quot; height=&quot;NaN&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;clear: left;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;accounting receipts, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; accounts, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; annual financial statements, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;customs documents which the customs office waived to see or might later want to see (art. 77 I, 62 ZK),&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; inventories, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; other organizational documents (when they have some kind of tax relevance), &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; received business letters, copies of sent business letters, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; records, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; supplementary documents needed to understand the monetary situation. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;May I &lt;strong&gt;store&lt;/strong&gt; these documents &lt;strong&gt;electronically&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;Generally, yes! When you do so the documents must be stored in an open format that is accessible even from newer programs. This practically means PDF or TIFF. Make sure that the documents are an exact(!) copy of the original. As an example, it is not sufficient to scan booking items as they were received booking remarks. It will suffice when these documents show the receipt stamp and booking marks. However, this is not permitted for:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;annual financial statements,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; opening balance sheets,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; custom documents.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Who cares what these rules what these rules might say. I &lt;strong&gt;don't want to keep&lt;/strong&gt; that junk! What will be the &lt;strong&gt;consequences&lt;/strong&gt; when I dump everything?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;In every business day of life, you will not feel the consequences. Any consequences will be an issue when a wage tax audit is held and the officer wants to see certain details. The consequences are that you will have a lack of evidence. You bear the burden of proving your tax situation. Not so much will your income be questioned but much more the expenses. No bill, no deduction. It's simple as that! Payroll auditing typically happens every three years. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;I have &lt;strong&gt;been audited&lt;/strong&gt;? Can I &lt;strong&gt;now throw&lt;/strong&gt; the stuff &lt;strong&gt;away&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;No! The law wants you to keep all details for at least ten years. &quot;Basta!&quot; You never know which ideas an auditing tax official might come up with....&gt;;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;An Example:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The annual financial statement for 1999 was drawn in August 2000. In this case, the savings period is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Begin of storage period: December      31, 2000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Permitted disposal of documents:      January 1, 2011&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Practical Hint for your Archive&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It makes sense to store these &quot;unnecessary&quot; details in a special room (or rooms) called &quot;archive&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since the documents of each business year have a different storage period, it is recommendable to store everything sorted by year of archiving.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to maintain an overview, do not keep anything else in that room.   Practice shows that documents are to be sorted by topic / contents and then in binders in shelves in the archive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Note:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The storing period is purposely set to 10 years in this article even though some documents only need to be saved for six years. Since the exact differentiation is ambiguous, LG2G decided to play safe and took the strictest rule. When your cellar, um archive, is already to full to the brim then consider renting storage space or as an imposition assign somebody to digitalize everything. They do not have to be produced instantly. Some other statutes might have not as long storage periods but these periods do not influence the above mentioned rules. Tax requirements, when in doubt, prevail over other!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, you working in an eOffice? Fine! Then just store the unneeded data on another hard disk of an external drive and put it in the shelf. . .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Business Papers after the Turn of the Year: What to Dump&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the latest when spring cleaning comes around, you notice all these documents only &quot;wasting&quot; space and &quot;gathering dust&quot;. This article will tell you what you must keep and what you can get rid of.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tax documents are to be kept for at least 10 years (§147 IV AO). However, just because it turned 2010, you cannot automatically dispose of these documents. The storing period starts after the calendar year after the last entries have been made.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These documents are:&lt;img style=&quot;float: right;&quot; src=&quot;images/stories/content/PAPERPILE.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;PAPERPILE&quot; width=&quot;190&quot; height=&quot;NaN&quot; /&gt;&lt;br style=&quot;clear: left;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;accounting receipts, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; accounts, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; annual financial statements, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;customs documents which the customs office waived to see or might later want to see (art. 77 I, 62 ZK),&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; inventories, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; other organizational documents (when they have some kind of tax relevance), &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; received business letters, copies of sent business letters, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; records, &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; supplementary documents needed to understand the monetary situation. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;May I &lt;strong&gt;store&lt;/strong&gt; these documents &lt;strong&gt;electronically&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;Generally, yes! When you do so the documents must be stored in an open format that is accessible even from newer programs. This practically means PDF or TIFF. Make sure that the documents are an exact(!) copy of the original. As an example, it is not sufficient to scan booking items as they were received booking remarks. It will suffice when these documents show the receipt stamp and booking marks. However, this is not permitted for:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;annual financial statements,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; opening balance sheets,&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; custom documents.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Who cares what these rules what these rules might say. I &lt;strong&gt;don't want to keep&lt;/strong&gt; that junk! What will be the &lt;strong&gt;consequences&lt;/strong&gt; when I dump everything?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;In every business day of life, you will not feel the consequences. Any consequences will be an issue when a wage tax audit is held and the officer wants to see certain details. The consequences are that you will have a lack of evidence. You bear the burden of proving your tax situation. Not so much will your income be questioned but much more the expenses. No bill, no deduction. It's simple as that! Payroll auditing typically happens every three years. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;I have &lt;strong&gt;been audited&lt;/strong&gt;? Can I &lt;strong&gt;now throw&lt;/strong&gt; the stuff &lt;strong&gt;away&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;No! The law wants you to keep all details for at least ten years. &quot;Basta!&quot; You never know which ideas an auditing tax official might come up with....&gt;;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=360&amp;catid=111&amp;Itemid=46&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;An Example:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The annual financial statement for 1999 was drawn in August 2000. In this case, the savings period is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Begin of storage period: December      31, 2000&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Permitted disposal of documents:      January 1, 2011&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Practical Hint for your Archive&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It makes sense to store these &quot;unnecessary&quot; details in a special room (or rooms) called &quot;archive&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since the documents of each business year have a different storage period, it is recommendable to store everything sorted by year of archiving.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In order to maintain an overview, do not keep anything else in that room.   Practice shows that documents are to be sorted by topic / contents and then in binders in shelves in the archive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Note:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The storing period is purposely set to 10 years in this article even though some documents only need to be saved for six years. Since the exact differentiation is ambiguous, LG2G decided to play safe and took the strictest rule. When your cellar, um archive, is already to full to the brim then consider renting storage space or as an imposition assign somebody to digitalize everything. They do not have to be produced instantly. Some other statutes might have not as long storage periods but these periods do not influence the above mentioned rules. Tax requirements, when in doubt, prevail over other!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, you working in an eOffice? Fine! Then just store the unneeded data on another hard disk of an external drive and put it in the shelf. . .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Camouflaging Your eMail on a Website</title>
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		<published>2009-01-14T12:27:39+01:00</published>
		<updated>2009-01-14T12:27:39+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/705-camouflaging-your-email-on-a-website</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Camouflaging Your eMail on a Website&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having your eMail on your website is not only a matter of good style; it is also a legal requirement. On the other hand, you don't want your eMail &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lg2g.info/PC-Law/requirement-of-an-imprint-attracts-spam-harvesters.html&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read another relevant article exactly on harvesting eMails. &quot;&gt;harvested&lt;/a&gt; This article will show you an easy way, for a non-webdesigner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Camouflaging Your eMail on a Website&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having your eMail on your website is not only a matter of good style; it is also a legal requirement. On the other hand, you don't want your eMail &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lg2g.info/PC-Law/requirement-of-an-imprint-attracts-spam-harvesters.html&quot; title=&quot;Click here to read another relevant article exactly on harvesting eMails. &quot;&gt;harvested&lt;/a&gt; This article will show you an easy way, for a non-webdesigner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Correct Driving During the Winter Period</title>
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		<published>2008-11-07T22:38:54+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-07T22:38:54+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/209-correct-driving-during-the-winter-period</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Correct Driving During the Winter Period&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This article will explore all you need to know for driving legally and safely during the cold period of winter. You will read about correct tiring and when your car insurance will not cover the costs for any damages to others due to your driving in the winter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whoever wants to be safely on the way in snow, ice and mud, should already be thinking of changing tires; as winter tires are recommended and not only for safety reasons. Motorists, who drive with summer tires on public streets in the winter, risk not only their life but also a hefty fine; and with an accident, this can even cost you your insurance coverage – gross negligence causing the accident. This article shows you how to get through the winter lawfully and safely.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Winter tires – Duty or not?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since last year, §2 IIIa StVO determines:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The equipment of motor vehicles is to be adjusted in accordance to the weather. Such is especially suitable tires and antifreeze in the windshield wiper’s water. …”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This regulation admittedly does not constitute any general duty to mount winter tires. However, violations are punished with fines because you have the duty to do what is in your ability to prevent damage to others. Whoever is on an icy roadway with summer tires, for example, must expect a cautionary fine of € 20. If a traffic hindrance occurs because of the insufficient tires, consider a fine of € 40 together with a &lt;a&gt;point &lt;/a&gt;in Flensburg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Winter and all-year-tires that are either marked with “M+S” or a snowflake and have a minimum-profile-depth of 1.6 mm are suitable for the cold season. Traffic experts recommend a minimum profile of at least 4 mm, because the grip to the road will only then be guaranteed sufficiently. Furthermore, the tires should not be older than six years. The car must have at least four winter tires mounted; a mixture with summer tires is not sufficient, just as are snow chains on summer tires. The difference between summer and winter tires lies in the rubber of the tires. Winter tires are produced from a thermo-elastic rubber mixture so that they remain sufficiently soft with icy cold temperatures and the characteristically jagged tread provides good road contact and braking.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Impacts on Insurance Coverage&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A trip without a vehicle equipped with winterproofing, can void your car insurance coverage. As decided by OLG Frankfurt a.M.: driving with summer tires in the mountains constitutes a grossly negligent behavior. It is generally known that winter-tires are absolutely necessary in certain altitudes (re: 3 U 186/02).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your car always has to be completely freed from snow and ice before the trip. This is applicable above all to &quot;peepholes&quot;. The same is true for the headlights, because otherwise they cannot be seen in traffic, or they blind other traffic with their scattered light. When your license plate is not recognizable you will be fined when caught.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the winter besides the usual emergency equipment, like warning triangle, first aid kit, and warn vest, also a starter cable should be carried along as well as a warm wool blanket and a snow shovel. Keep the anti-ice spray in your handbag or briefcase (but never leave it in your car!) as it should not be missing either.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Hint:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not only winter tires belong to appropriate equipment of a vehicle but also sufficient antifreeze in the windshield wash and an ice scraper. Driving with a frosted windshield is also subject to a fine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Snow-chains and Co.&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Especially in hilly areas, snow-chains are recommended. When purchased or rented, ensure that the snow chains also fit the mounted winter tires because they are different for different types of tires. Incidentally: With snow-chains, you may drive up to 50 km/hr at most; this is to enable you to react to a suddenly appearing obstacles in time. Practice at home to mount snow chains outdoors when it is cold and dark – and not first in the case of an accident.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beside the car equipment, most important is to drive according to the weather conditions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!! Keep in mind, winter tires are to be used from Halloween to Easter !!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Related Articles:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Practicalities_Miscellaneous/winter-tires-how-not-to-skid.html&quot;&gt;Winter Tires? How not to Skid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- BEGINN des zanox-affiliate HTML-Code --&gt; &lt;!-- ( Der HTML-Code darf im Sinne der einwandfreien Funktionalität nicht verändert werden! ) --&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppc/?14215427C480578937T&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot; fpctsckniteygibelrgd fpctsckniteygibelrgd&quot; src=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppv/?14215427C480578937&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;reifendirekt.de&quot; title=&quot;Reifendirekt – get the right tires for your car !&quot; hspace=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;125&quot; align=&quot;bottom&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppc/?19940655C358886108&amp;amp;ULP=http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/details.pl?Country=DE&amp;amp;ID=zanox&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Reifendirekt – get the right tires for your car !&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Published on the old CMS: 2007/10/31&lt;br /&gt;Read on the old CMS till November 2008: 1,712 reads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Correct Driving During the Winter Period&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This article will explore all you need to know for driving legally and safely during the cold period of winter. You will read about correct tiring and when your car insurance will not cover the costs for any damages to others due to your driving in the winter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whoever wants to be safely on the way in snow, ice and mud, should already be thinking of changing tires; as winter tires are recommended and not only for safety reasons. Motorists, who drive with summer tires on public streets in the winter, risk not only their life but also a hefty fine; and with an accident, this can even cost you your insurance coverage – gross negligence causing the accident. This article shows you how to get through the winter lawfully and safely.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Winter tires – Duty or not?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since last year, §2 IIIa StVO determines:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;The equipment of motor vehicles is to be adjusted in accordance to the weather. Such is especially suitable tires and antifreeze in the windshield wiper’s water. …”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This regulation admittedly does not constitute any general duty to mount winter tires. However, violations are punished with fines because you have the duty to do what is in your ability to prevent damage to others. Whoever is on an icy roadway with summer tires, for example, must expect a cautionary fine of € 20. If a traffic hindrance occurs because of the insufficient tires, consider a fine of € 40 together with a &lt;a&gt;point &lt;/a&gt;in Flensburg.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Winter and all-year-tires that are either marked with “M+S” or a snowflake and have a minimum-profile-depth of 1.6 mm are suitable for the cold season. Traffic experts recommend a minimum profile of at least 4 mm, because the grip to the road will only then be guaranteed sufficiently. Furthermore, the tires should not be older than six years. The car must have at least four winter tires mounted; a mixture with summer tires is not sufficient, just as are snow chains on summer tires. The difference between summer and winter tires lies in the rubber of the tires. Winter tires are produced from a thermo-elastic rubber mixture so that they remain sufficiently soft with icy cold temperatures and the characteristically jagged tread provides good road contact and braking.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Impacts on Insurance Coverage&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A trip without a vehicle equipped with winterproofing, can void your car insurance coverage. As decided by OLG Frankfurt a.M.: driving with summer tires in the mountains constitutes a grossly negligent behavior. It is generally known that winter-tires are absolutely necessary in certain altitudes (re: 3 U 186/02).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your car always has to be completely freed from snow and ice before the trip. This is applicable above all to &quot;peepholes&quot;. The same is true for the headlights, because otherwise they cannot be seen in traffic, or they blind other traffic with their scattered light. When your license plate is not recognizable you will be fined when caught.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the winter besides the usual emergency equipment, like warning triangle, first aid kit, and warn vest, also a starter cable should be carried along as well as a warm wool blanket and a snow shovel. Keep the anti-ice spray in your handbag or briefcase (but never leave it in your car!) as it should not be missing either.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Hint:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not only winter tires belong to appropriate equipment of a vehicle but also sufficient antifreeze in the windshield wash and an ice scraper. Driving with a frosted windshield is also subject to a fine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Snow-chains and Co.&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Especially in hilly areas, snow-chains are recommended. When purchased or rented, ensure that the snow chains also fit the mounted winter tires because they are different for different types of tires. Incidentally: With snow-chains, you may drive up to 50 km/hr at most; this is to enable you to react to a suddenly appearing obstacles in time. Practice at home to mount snow chains outdoors when it is cold and dark – and not first in the case of an accident.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beside the car equipment, most important is to drive according to the weather conditions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;!! Keep in mind, winter tires are to be used from Halloween to Easter !!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Related Articles:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;Practicalities_Miscellaneous/winter-tires-how-not-to-skid.html&quot;&gt;Winter Tires? How not to Skid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- BEGINN des zanox-affiliate HTML-Code --&gt; &lt;!-- ( Der HTML-Code darf im Sinne der einwandfreien Funktionalität nicht verändert werden! ) --&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppc/?14215427C480578937T&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot; fpctsckniteygibelrgd fpctsckniteygibelrgd&quot; src=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppv/?14215427C480578937&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;reifendirekt.de&quot; title=&quot;Reifendirekt – get the right tires for your car !&quot; hspace=&quot;1&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;125&quot; align=&quot;bottom&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ad.zanox.com/ppc/?19940655C358886108&amp;amp;ULP=http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/details.pl?Country=DE&amp;amp;ID=zanox&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Reifendirekt – get the right tires for your car !&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Published on the old CMS: 2007/10/31&lt;br /&gt;Read on the old CMS till November 2008: 1,712 reads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>De-Mail - Identity Giver of the Web</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1528-de-mail-identity-giver-of-the-web"/>
		<published>2011-12-07T07:46:09+01:00</published>
		<updated>2011-12-07T07:46:09+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1528-de-mail-identity-giver-of-the-web</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;De-Mail - Identity Giver of the Web&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As quick as an eMail, safe as a letter, traceable as registered mail - the one for all! Germans paraphrase such phenomenon as an &quot;&lt;em&gt;eierlegende Wollmilchsau&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The idea is to make electronic communication more reliable and safe - and, more importantly, legally. In legal interactions, most important is receipt of a message. This so happens to be the gravest disadvantage of the common eMail because the sender's identity cannot be reliably identified.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;De-Mail - Identity Giver of the Web&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As quick as an eMail, safe as a letter, traceable as registered mail - the one for all! Germans paraphrase such phenomenon as an &quot;&lt;em&gt;eierlegende Wollmilchsau&lt;/em&gt;&quot;. The idea is to make electronic communication more reliable and safe - and, more importantly, legally. In legal interactions, most important is receipt of a message. This so happens to be the gravest disadvantage of the common eMail because the sender's identity cannot be reliably identified.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Defend Yourself Against Discrimination – What You Can do if You are a Witness – </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/557-defend-yourself-against-discrimination-what-you-can-do-if-you-are-a-witness"/>
		<published>2008-11-07T22:39:27+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-07T22:39:27+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/557-defend-yourself-against-discrimination-what-you-can-do-if-you-are-a-witness</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Defend Yourself Against Discrimination&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h1 style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;– What You Can do if You are a Witness –&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The following article is an edited text from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.antidiskriminierung-brandenburg.de/antidiskriminierungsstelle.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Anitdiscrimination Organization in the State of Brandenburg&lt;/a&gt;. The title says it all...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Defend Yourself Against Discrimination&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h1 style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;– What You Can do if You are a Witness –&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The following article is an edited text from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.antidiskriminierung-brandenburg.de/antidiskriminierungsstelle.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Anitdiscrimination Organization in the State of Brandenburg&lt;/a&gt;. The title says it all...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Emergency Services - Bait for Fraudsters</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1479-emergency-services-bait-for-fraudsters"/>
		<published>2011-02-27T18:01:02+01:00</published>
		<updated>2011-02-27T18:01:02+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/1479-emergency-services-bait-for-fraudsters</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Emergency Services - Bait for Fraudsters?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be it a busted pipe, clogged toilet, broken key to the apartment or blackout, it typically happens on the weekend or late in the evening when nobody else is home. This can turn out to be extremely expensive when you happen to call indifferent helpers and not one of the many companies who diligently serve the public. LG2G will inform you here on what precautions you can take in advance and how to find sincere emergency service, what to consider when closing a contract, when paying and especially how to legally argue when something goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Emergency Services - Bait for Fraudsters?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be it a busted pipe, clogged toilet, broken key to the apartment or blackout, it typically happens on the weekend or late in the evening when nobody else is home. This can turn out to be extremely expensive when you happen to call indifferent helpers and not one of the many companies who diligently serve the public. LG2G will inform you here on what precautions you can take in advance and how to find sincere emergency service, what to consider when closing a contract, when paying and especially how to legally argue when something goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Feeling sick? Want to find a doctor? </title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/560-feeling-sick-want-to-find-a-doctor"/>
		<published>2008-11-07T22:41:47+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-07T22:41:47+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/560-feeling-sick-want-to-find-a-doctor</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Feeling sick? Want to find a doctor?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Well, LG2G can supply with two easy ways to find a physician in your vicinity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Feeling sick? Want to find a doctor?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Well, LG2G can supply with two easy ways to find a physician in your vicinity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>Find a Pharmacy</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/524-find-a-pharmacy"/>
		<published>2008-11-07T21:58:03+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-07T21:58:03+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/hints-to-overcome-officialdom-in-germany/practical-miscellaneous/524-find-a-pharmacy</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Find a Pharmacy via SMS – but not only&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Short Message Service (= SMS) may not be as common in the U.S. as it in Germany, but what about your home country? Germans, especially kids, are really crazy about communicating via text messages or SMs (= Short Messages).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Find a Pharmacy via SMS – but not only&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The Short Message Service (= SMS) may not be as common in the U.S. as it in Germany, but what about your home country? Germans, especially kids, are really crazy about communicating via text messages or SMs (= Short Messages).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
		<category term="Miscellaneous" />
	</entry>
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