Device for detecting damage to a moving vehicle, comprising: an illumination system for illuminating the moving vehicle; a sensor system for capturing image data from the moving vehicle; and an evaluation system for detecting a vehicle damage, wherein the illumination system comprises: a first illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a first light, and a second illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a second light, which is different from the first light, wherein the first illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with polarized light, wherein the first light is polarized light, and wherein the second illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with light which has a frequency in the infrared range and a spatial structure, wherein the second light is infrared light and spatially structured light; whereby the sensor system comprises: a first sensor element configured to detect first image data of the moving vehicle in an image area under illumination with the first light, and a second sensor element configured to detect second image data of the moving vehicle in the image area under illumination with the second light, wherein the first sensor element is configured to detect the first image data under illumination with the first light with separation from the illumination with the second light, and wherein the second sensor element is configured to detect the second image data under illumination with the second light with separation from the illumination with the first light; and whereby the evaluation system is configured to detect the vehicle damage on the basis of the captured first and second image data. an illumination system for illuminating the moving vehicle; a sensor system for capturing image data from the moving vehicle; and an evaluation system for detecting a vehicle damage, wherein the illumination system comprises: a first illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a first light, and a second illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a second light, which is different from the first light, wherein the first illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with polarized light, wherein the first light is polarized light, and wherein the second illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with light which has a frequency in the infrared range and a spatial structure, wherein the second light is infrared light and spatially structured light; a first illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a first light, and a second illumination unit configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with a second light, which is different from the first light, wherein the first illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with polarized light, wherein the first light is polarized light, and wherein the second illumination unit is configured to illuminate the moving vehicle with light which has a frequency in the infrared range and a spatial structure, wherein the second light is infrared light and spatially structured light; whereby the sensor system comprises: a first sensor element configured to detect first image data of the moving vehicle in an image area under illumination with the first light, and a second sensor element configured to detect second image data of the moving vehicle in the image area under illumination with the second light, wherein the first sensor element is configured to detect the first image data under illumination with the first light with separation from the illumination with the second light, and wherein the second sensor element is configured to detect the second image data under illumination with the second light with separation from the illumination with the first light; and a first sensor element configured to detect first image data of the moving vehicle in an image area under illumination with the first light, and a second sensor element configured to detect second image data of the moving vehicle in the image area under illumination with the second light, wherein the first sensor element is configured to detect the first image data under illumination with the first light with separation from the illumination with the second light, and wherein the second sensor element is configured to detect the second image data under illumination with the second light with separation from the illumination with the first light; and whereby the evaluation system is configured to detect the vehicle damage on the basis of the captured first and second image data.