Reserve a license plate
Please note that you can also use our online service for the desired service. You will find the link under "Online Service" or by clicking on the "Complete online" button.
When a license plate is allocated, a combination of letters and numbers is usually assigned over which you have no influence.
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Basic information
However, if a special combination of letters and numbers is desired, such a license plate can be applied for as an optional license plate within the limits of availability.
When selecting license plates, umlauts, combinations with the
- letter combinations HJ, KZ, NS, SA, SS
- number combinations 18 and 88 as well as
- Letter and number combinations AH/HH/FG 420/204
are not allowed.
License plate reservations with the above combinations, which may have been made in the past, may no longer be assigned with immediate effect.
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Procedure
A vanity plate can be reserved or registered online, in person, in writing or by telephone.
Apply online:
- Use the link under - "Online Service" - "Online vehicle registration - i-Kfz" or via the "Complete online" button.
- You must then take note of the data protection information and click on "Continue".
- You will then be taken to a selection menu. Select the 3rd item "Reserve license plate / extend reservation" and click on "Continue".
- In the next step, you can choose whether you want to reserve a new license plate or extend an existing license plate reservation.
- Now select whether you are applying as a private or commercial person.
- Then enter the required data.
- In the next step, you can select the vehicle and license plate type.
More information
There is no legal claim to the allocation of a desired license plate.
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Competent Department
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BürgerServiceCenter-Stresemannstraße
- (0421) 115
- (0421) 361-14096 (Zentrales Faxgerät)
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- bscstre
@buergeramt. bremen. de
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BürgerServiceCenter-Nord
- (0421) 115
- (0421) 496-55600
- Gerhard-Rohlfs-Straße 62, 28757 Bremen
- bscnord
@buergeramt. bremen. de
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Bürgeramt
- (0421) 115
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- bscnord
@buergeramt. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Online vehicle registration - i-Kfz
Internet-based vehicle registration allows you to submit online applications for vehicle registration.
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Fees / Costs
10,20 EUR The fee is only paid when the vehicle is registered.
2,60 EUR additionally for advance reservation.
The fee is only paid when the vehicle is registered.
Please note: If you use the online service, payment is only possible by credit card. -
Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
90 days A saved reservation is deleted if the license plate number is not called up within 90 days or if an extension is requested by telephone or in person from the vehicle registration office within this period.
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More Information
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 10.11.2025