Apparatus and method for identifying vehicles

An apparatus for vehicle identification, including a plurality of storage devices containing information related to a vehicle; the storage devices are associatable with the vehicle in order to transmit the information to a reader device, which activates the storage devices and reads the information contained therein by means of electromagnetic waves. The apparatus comprises an inactive storage device which contains the information and interacts with the reader device exclusively following the direct intervention of an operator. The present application also relates to a vehicle identification method.