Register your car

• An application for registration must be submitted to the registration authority. The application can also be made by a representative (e.g. car dealer) with a written power of attorney.
• If a preferred license plate is desired, reservations can be made in person, in writing or by telephone before the new registration, as well as online via the Internet.
• The insurance company is automatically informed by the registration authority about the allocation of the license plate.

You can reserve appointments online at any time via www.service.bremen.de/dienststelle/termine or by telephone Mon-Fri from 07:00-18:00 on the following telephone numbers:

Vehicle registration authority: (0421) 361-88668 or (0421) 115

Citizen Service Center North: (0421) 361-88644 or (0421) 115

Tip:
License plates can be produced during the registration process. Private providers have set up near the registration authorities for this purpose. The costs for the plates are not included in the fees. The license plates are stamped by the registration authority, i.e. they are provided with stickers for the main inspection and the registration district.

More information

An amendment to the Motor Vehicle Tax Act came into force on July 1, 2010. The following changes apply to registrations from July 1, 2010:

• When registering a vehicle, a SEPA direct debit mandate is required for the collection of vehicle tax. A SEPA direct debit mandate issued for the first taxation is also valid for subsequent years.
• From 1.7.2010, export license plates are subject to vehicle tax. The vehicle tax must be paid upon registration for the duration of the validity of the export license plate (SEPA direct debit mandate). The minimum tax period is one month.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) regulate which vehicles are subject to registration.

• Vehicle tax exemption or reduction due to severe disability:
  - Severely disabled people with the "H", "BI" or "aG" mark on their severely disabled person's ID card are still exempt from vehicle tax. They do not have to submit a direct debit authorization based on the proof in their ID card. Further information can be obtained from the main customs office in Bremen.
• Electronic insurance confirmation (eVB):
  - You can obtain the insurance confirmation for your motor vehicle liability insurance from the insurance company of your choice. In most cases, you can request the insurance confirmation from your insurance company by telephone.
  Since March 1, 2008, the insurer can provide you with an insurance confirmation with a 7-digit alphanumeric VB number, which the registration authority uses to retrieve the insurance data electronically from the central database of the German Insurance Association.

If it is necessary to issue a registration certificate part II (formerly vehicle registration document) for the first time as part of the registration process, the vehicle must always be identified by the registration authority by presenting the vehicle.

• Valid original identity card, passport or national passport including the electronic residence permit (eAT) of the applicant vehicle owner
• in case of representation with written power of attorney
  
  • Additionally: identity card or passport of the authorized person
• Direct debit authorisation for motor vehicle tax (SEPA Direct Debit Mandate)
• Proof of the authorisation of the vehicle owner to be registered
  

  Information on the documents required for the initial registration of vehicles with
  

  • EC type approval
  • National type approval

  please refer to the service description "Registering a motor vehicle" under "Requirements".

• electronic insurance confirmation (eVB)
• if necessary, confirmation of reservation for the desired license plate
• if registered to companies
  
  • in addition:
    
    • Current and valid business registration and, if available, current and valid extract from the commercial register (also as a copy)
    • Power of attorney if the authorized person does not personally submit the application on site

• Online vehicle registration - i-Kfz
  Internet-based vehicle registration allows you to submit online applications for vehicle registration.

• Declaration of consent Admission to minors (pdf, 49.1 KB)
  

• Authorisation for the registration of vehicles at the registration office (pdf, 209.3 KB)
  

• SEPA Direct Debit Mandate Vehicle Tax (pdf, 107.4 KB)
  

30,60 EUR Increase possible for specific occasions (issue of new vehicle documents, optional license plates, etc.)
Please note: If you use the online service, payment is only possible by credit card.

• § 6 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) (Antrag auf Zulassung)
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt)
• Beitreibungserleichterungsgesetz Kfz-Zulassung (BEG HB)
• § 13 Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz (KraftStG)
• § 6a Abs. 8 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG) iVm § 1 Gesetz zur Beitreibung von Gebühren- und Auslagenrückständen bei der Zulassung von Fahrzeugen im Land Bremen (Beitreibungserleichterungsgesetz Kfz-Zulassung – BEG HB)

• Flyer Internetbasierte Fahrzeugzulassung