German license plate: what do they look like, how to get one?

Curious about what a German license plate looks like? You just moved to Germany and you need to get local car plates? Here is everything you need to know about German license plates. How to read them, get some and much more.

What do German license plates look like?

German car plates display black characters on a white background. As for every European car, in Germany plates display on the left-hand side the « euro band ». This blue area features the yellow European stars above, and the country letter code below. For German cars it’s the letter D for Deutschland.

The standard dimensions for German car license plates are 520 mm (width) x 110 mm (height). These dimensions are common for both the front and rear license plates of most vehicles in Germany. Motorbikes and moped use the following plates dimensions:

• More than 125 cc: 180×200 or 220×200 mm
• Under 125cc: 255×130 mm

The plate can be made of aluminum or plastic. A zone for 2 stickers is placed after the first sequence of letters.

Specificities of German car plates in a nutshell

Here are some specific characteristics of car plates in Germany, that we will explore further below:

• German license plates are not provided by the registration office. Like French plates, they must be purchased in private shops
• In Germany, drivers car request a personalized number plate
• Registration plates become valid with the official seal of registration. Its design is specific to the registration area. On rear German plates you’ll find the MOT sticker as well. This German safety test sticker also displays emission levels of the registered car
• When a car is sold, the plate is generally defaced after the registration is canceled by the seller. After that the car can perform one trip
• German area code: the letters at the left of the sticker correspond to the area of registration
• Serial format: a German car plate can have from 3 characters to up to 8

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How to read German license plates?

In short, here is the structure of a German plate:

1. Area code: from 1 to 3 letters
2. Official stickers
3. One or 2 letters: random
4. One, 2 or 3 digits: random

German license plates have therefore a non standard serial format. In some areas it can be as short as 3 characters. Up to 8 characters can be featured. This is due to the fact that the first sequence of letter(s) determines the area code. It can have from 1 to 3 letters. Therefore if we have a car registered in a 1-letter district, with 1 letter as “middle sequence” and a number from 1 to 9 as the numerical sequence, the plate has only 3 characters.

German license plate codes

Regarding vehicle plates; there are close to 800 area codes in Germany! Here are the most known:

• B: Berlin
• M: Munich
• F: Frankfurt
• K: Cologne
• S: Stuttgart
• H: Hannover
• DO: Dortmund
• Etc.

We have compiled the full list, but at the end of the page to avoid cluttering it. Click here to jump to that section.

Personalized number: custom German license plate

For a modest fee of €10.2, you can choose the sequence displayed after the mandatory area code of your plate. Those German vanity plates must however abide to the rules. For example, leading zeros are not allowed on personalised number plates. Certain combinations holding Nazi symbolism are also prohibited. In general, custom German plates cannot hold a political or offensive meaning.

How to get a German license plate?

Want to register a car in Germany? Here is how to get German license plates step by step:

Vehicle registration in Germany

The first step is to get your German car registration certificate. This involves providing necessary documents and completing the registration process at your local vehicle registration office (Kraftfahrzeug-Zulassungsstelle). You’ll need the following documents:

1. Proof of identity and proof of address: you’ll need to provide your valid identification documents, such as your passport or German ID card
2. Proof of vehicle ownership: you’ll need to provide documents that prove you are the owner of the vehicle. This can include the vehicle’s registration certificate, purchase contract, or other relevant documentation
3. Proof of insurance: You must have valid vehicle insurance that meets the German legal requirements. Bring your proof of insurance to the registration office.
4. Technical inspection (MOT): new vehicles and imported vehicles might need to undergo a technical inspection (TÜV) to ensure they meet German safety and emissions standards

You can now choose a personalized license plate combination, if desired, based on availability and guidelines. Or just accept anything that will be randomly assigned to you.

Get your German license plates

Once you’ve completed the registration process and paid the required fees, you’ll have to have the plates made by a specialized company. It can be done in a physical shop, usually they position themselves near the registration offices. To get cheaper license plates from Germany, you can also order them online. Once it’s done, 2 steps are left before you can use your car with German plates:

• Apply the stamp on your new German license plates: once you have your German plates, go back to the registration office to apply the stamps
• Attach license plates: you will need to attach the license plates to the front and rear of your vehicle according to the regulations

There are fees associated with vehicle registration and obtaining your license plates. It is €26 + local taxes, if applicable. For cars, you’ll have to pay an extra tax. The cost depends on the power and emissions of the vehicle. For the plates, cost is around €20-40 for a set of 2.

How can I make a custom German license plate?

A lot of companies offer custom German license plate services. However, those plates are not approved for legal use on the road. You should always make sure to fix on your BMW, Volkswagen or any other vehicle authentic German car plates that strictly follow the official guidelines. For example, a German flag license plate is not legal.

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German plates area codes and abbreviations

A – Augsburg, Bavaria	LOS – Landkreis Oder-Spree, Brandenburg
AA – Aalen & Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg	LP – Lippstadt, North-Rhine-Westphalia
AB – Aschaffenburg, Bavaria	LR – Lahr, Baden-Württemberg
ABG – Altenburger Land, Thuringia	LS – Lüdenscheid, North-Rhine-Westphalia
AC – Aachen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	LSA – Saxony Anhalt State official vehicles
AH – Ahaus, North-Rhine-Westphalia	LSN – Saxony State official vehicles
AIB – Bad Aibling, Bavaria	LSZ – Bad Langensalza, Thuringia
AIC – Aichach-Friedberg, Bavaria	LU – Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland Palatinate
AE – Auerbach, Saxony	LÜD – Lüdenscheid, North-Rhine-Westphalia
AK – Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Rhineland Palatinate	LUK – Luckenwalde, Brandenburg
AL – Altena, North-Rhine-Westphalia	LÜN – Lünen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
ALF – Alfeld, Lower Saxony	LWL – Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
ALS – Alsfeld, Hesse	M – Munich (München), Bavaria
ALZ – Alzenau, Bavaria	MA – Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
AM – Amberg, Bavaria	MAB – Marienberg, Saxony
AN – Ansbach, Bavaria	MAI – Mainburg, Bavaria
ANA – Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony	MAK – Marktredwitz, Bavaria
ANG – Angermünde, Brandenburg	MAL – Mallersdorf, Bavaria
ANK – Anklam, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	MAR – Marktheidenfeld, Bavaria
AÖ – Altötting, Bavaria	MB – Miesbach, Bavaria
AP – Apolda & Weimarer Land, Thuringia	MC – Malchin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
APD – Apolda, Thuringia	MD – Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
AR – Arnsberg, North-Rhine-Westphalia	ME – Mettmann, North-Rhine-Westphalia
ARN – Arnstadt, Thuringia	MED – Meldorf, Schleswig-Holstein
ART – Artern, Thuringia	MEG – Melsungen, Hesse
AS – Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria	MEI – Meissen, Saxony
ASD – Aschendorf, Lower Saxony	MEK – Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony
ASL – Aschersleben-Staßfurter Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt	MEL – Melle, Lower Saxony
ASZ – Aue-Schwarzenberg, Saxony	MEP – Meppen, Lower Saxony
AT – Alten-Treptow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	MER – Merseburg, Saxony Anhalt
AU – Aue, Saxony	MES – Meschede, North-Rhine-Westphalia
AUR – Aurich, Lower Saxony	MET – Mellrichstadt, Bavaria
AW – Ahrweiler, Rhineland Palatinate	MG – Mönchengladbach, North-Rhine-Westphalia
AZ – Alzey-Worms, Rhineland Palatinate	MGH – Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Württemberg
AZE – Anhalt-Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt	MGN – Meiningen, Thuringia
B – Berlin	MH – Mülheim an der Ruhr, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BA – Bamberg, Bavaria	MHL – Mühlhausen
BAD – Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg	MI – Minden-Lübbecke, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BAR – Barnim (Eberswalde), Brandenburg	MIL – Miltenberg, Bavaria
BB – Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg	MK – Märkischer Kreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BBG – Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt	MKK – Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen
BBL – Brandenburg Land official vehicles	ML – Mansfelder Land, Saxony-Anhalt
BC – Biberach, Baden-Württemberg	MM – Memmingen, Bavaria
BCH – Buchen, Baden-Württemberg	MN – Mindelheim & Unterallgäu, Bavaria
BD – Federal German government vehicles	MO – Moers, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BE – Bechum, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MOD – Marktoberdorf, Bavaria
BED – Brand-Erbisdorf, Saxony	MOL – Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg
BEI – Beilingries, Bavaria	MON – Monschau, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BEL – Blezig, Brandenburg	MOS – Mosbach & Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
BER – Bernau, Brandenburg	MQ – Merseburg-Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt
BF – Burgsteinfurt, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MR – Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse
BG – Border police vehicles	MS – Münster, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BGD – Berchtesgaden, Bavaria	MSP – Main-Spessart-Kreis, Bavaria
BGL – Berchtesgardener Land, Bavaria	MST – Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
BH – Bühl, Baden-Württenmberg	MT – Montabaur, Rhineland Palatinate
BI – Bielefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MTK – Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse
BID – Biedenkopf, Hesse	MTL – Muldentalkreis, Saxony
BIN – Bingen, Rhineland Palatinate	MÜ – Mühldorf am Inn, Bavaria
BIR – Birkenfeld, Rhineland Palatinate	MÜB – Münchberg, Bavaria
BIT – Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland Palatinate	MÜL – Müllheim, Baden-Württemberg
BIW – Bischofswerda, Saxony	MÜN – Münsingen, Baden-Württemberg
BK – Bicknang, Baden-Württemberg	MÜR – Müritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
BKS – Bernkastel, Rhineland Palatinate	MVL – Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Land official vehicles
BL – Balingen & Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg	MW – Mittweida, Saxony
BLB – Bad Berleburg, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MY – Mayen, Rhineland Palatinate
BLK – Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt	MYK – Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland Palatinate
BM – Bergheim & Erftkreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MZ – Mainz & Mainz-Bingen, Rhineland Palatinate
BN – Bonn, North-Rhine-Westphalia	MZG – Merzig-Wadern, Saarland
BNA – Borna, Saxony	N – Nuremberg (Nürnberg), Bavaria
BO – Bochum, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NAB – Nabburg, Bavaria
BÖ – Bördekreis, Saxony-Anhalt	NAI – Naila, Bavaria
BOG – Bogen, Bavaria	NAU – Nauen, Brandenburg
BOH – Bocholt, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NB – Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
BOR – Borken, North-Rhine-Westphalia	ND – Neuberg an der Donau & Neuberg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
BOT – Bottrop, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NDH – Nordhausen, Thuringia
BP – Postal authority vehicles (Bundespost)	NE – Neuss, North-Rhine-Westphalia
BR – Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg	NEA – Neustadt an der Aisch & Bad Windsheim, Bavaria
BRA – Brake (Unterweser) & Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony	NEB – Nebra, Saxony Anhalt
BRB – Brandenburg, Brandenburg	NEC – Neustadt Coburg, Bavaria
BRG – Burg, Saxony-Anhalt	NEN – Neunburg, Bavaria
BRI – Brilon, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NES – Bad Neustadt an der Saale & Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria
BRK – Bad Brückenau, Bavaria	NEU – Neustadt Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg
BRL – Braunlage, Lower Saxony	NEW – Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bavaria
BRV – Bremervörde, Lower Saxony	NF – Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein
BS – Brunswick (Braunschweig), Lower Saxony	NH – Neuhaus an der Rennweg, Thuringia
BSB – Bersenbrück, Lower Saxony	NI – Nienberg (Weser), Lower Saxony
BSK – Beeskow, Brandenburg	NIB – Niebüll, Schleswig-Holstein
BT – Bayreuth, Bavaria	NK – Neunkirchen/Saar, Saarland
BTF – Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt	NL – Lower Saxony State official vehicles
BU – Burgdorf, Lower Saxony	NM – Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria
BÜD – Büdingen, Hesse	NMB – Naumberg, Saxony Anhalt
BUL – Burglengenfeld, Bavaria	NMS – Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein
BUR – Buren, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NÖ – Nördlingen, Bavaria
BÜS – Büsingen & Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg	NOH – Nordhorn & Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony
BÜZ – Bützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	NOL – Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis, Saxony
BW – Maritime authority vehicles	NOM – Northeim, Lower Saxony
BWL – Badem-Württemberg Land official vehicles	NOR – Norden, Lower Saxony
BYL – Bavaria State (Bayern Land) official vehicles	NP – Neuruppin, Brandenburg
BZ – Bautzen, Saxony	NR – Neuwied am Rhein, Rhineland Palatinate
BZA – Bergzabern, Rhineland Palatinate	NRÜ – Neustadt am Rübenberge, Lower Saxony
C – Chemnitz, Saxony	NRW – North-Rhine-Westphalia State official vehicles
CA – Calau, Brandenburg	NU – Neu-Ulm, Bavaria
CAS – Castrop-Rauxel, North-Rhine-Westphalia	NT – Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg
CB – Cottbus, Brandenburg	NVP – Nordvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CE – Celle, Lower Saxony	NW – Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland Palatinate
CHA – Cham, Bavaria	NWM – Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CHL – Chemnitzer Land, Kreis Glochau, Saxony	NY – Niesky, Saxony
CLP – Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony	NZ – Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CLZ – Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Lower Saxony	OA – Oberallgäu, Bavaria
CO – Coburg, Bavaria	OAL – Ostallgäu, Bavaria
COC – Cochem-Zell, Rhineland Palatinate	OB – Oberhausen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
COE – Coesfeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia	OBB – Obernburg, Bavaria
CR – Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg	OBG – Osterburg, Saxony Anhalt
CT – Cottbus, Saxony	OC – Oschersleben, Saxony
CUX – Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony	OCH – Ochsenfurt, Bavaria
CW – Calw, Baden-Württemberg	OD – Bad Oldesloe & Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein
D – Düsseldorf, North-Rhine-Westphalia	OE – Olpe, North-Rhine-Westphalia
DA – Darmstadt & Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse	OF – Offenbach am Main, Hesse
DAH – Dachau, Bavaria	OG – Offenburg & Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg
DAN – Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony	OH – Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein
DAU – Daun, Rhineland Palatinate	OHA – Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony
DB – Rail authority vehicles (Deutsche Bundesbahn)	ÖHR – Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg
DBR – Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	OHV – Oberhavel, Brandenburg
DD – Dresden	OHZ – Osterholz, Lower Saxony
DE – Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt	OK – Ohre-Kreis, Saxony-Anhalt
DEG – Deggendorf, Bavaria	OL – Oldenburg, Lower Saxony
DEL – Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony	OLD – Oldenburg (Holstein), Schleswig-Holstein
DG – Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg	OP – Opladen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
DGF – Dingolfing-Landau, Bavaria	OPR – Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg
DH – Diepholz, Lower Saxony	OR – Oranienburg, Brandenburg
DI – Dieburg, Hesse	OS – Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
DIL – Dillenburg, Hesse	OSL – Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg
DIN – Dinslaken, North-Rhine-Westphalia	OTT – Otterndorf, Lower Saxony
DIZ – Diez, Rhineland Palatinate	OTW – Ottweiler, Saarland
DKB – Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria	OVI – Oberviechtach, Bavaria
DL – Döbeln, Saxony	OVL – Obervogtland, Saxony
DLG – Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria	OVP – Ostvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
DM – Demmin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	OZ – Oschatz, Saxony
DN – Düren, North-Rhine-Westphalia	P – Potsdam, Brandenburg
DO – Dortmund, North-Rhine-Westphalia	PA – Passau, Bavaria
DON – Donau-Ries, Bavaria	PAF – Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria
DS – Donaueschingen, Baden-Württemberg	PAN – Pfarrkirchen & Rottal-Inn, Bavaria
DT – Detmold & Lippe, North-Rhine-Westphalia	PAR – Parsberg, Bavaria
DU – Duisburg, North-Rhine-Westphalia	PB – Paderborn, North-Rhine-Westphalia
DUD – Duderstadt, Lower Saxony	PCH – Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
DÜW – Bad Dürkheim & Weinstraße, Rhineland Palatinate	PE – Peine, Lower Saxony
DW – Dippoldiswalde & Weißeritzkreis, Saxony	PEG – Pegnitz, Bavraia
DZ – Delitzsch, Saxony	PER – Perleberg, Brandenburg
E – Essen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	PF – Pforzheim & Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg
EA – Eisenach, Thuringia	PI – Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein
EB – Eilenburg, Saxony	PIR – Pirna, Saxony
EBE – Ebersberg, Bavaria	PK – Pritzwalk, Brandenburg
EBN – Ebern, Bavaria	PL – Plauen, Saxony
EBS – Ebermannstadt, Bavaria	PLÖ – Plön, Schleswig-Holstein
ECK – Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein	PM – Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg
ED – Erding, Bavaria	PN – Pößneck, Thuringia
EE – Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg	PR – Prignitz, Brandenburg
EF – Erfurt, Thuringia	PRÜ – Prüm, Rhineland Palatinate
EG – Eggenfelden, Bavaria	PS – Pirmasens & Südwestpfalz, Rhineland Palatinate
EH – Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg	PW – Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
EHI – Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg	PZ – Prenzlau, Brandenburg
EI – Eichstätt, Bavaria	QFT – Querfurt, Saxony Anhalt
EIC – Eichsfeld, Thuringia	QLB – Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt
EIH – Eichstätt, Bavaria	R – Regensberg, Bavaria
EIL – Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt	RA – Ratstatt, Baden-Württemberg
EIN – Einbeck, Lower Saxony	RC – Reichenbach, Saxony
EIS – Eisenberg	RD – Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein
EL – Emsland, Lower Saxony	RDG – Ribnitz-Damgarten, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
EM – Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg	RE – Recklinghausen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
EMD – Emden, Lower Saxony	REG – Regen, Bavaria
EMS – Bad Ems & Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland Palatinate	REH – Rehau, Bavaria
EN – Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia	REI – Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria
ER – Erlangen, Bavaria	RG – Riesa-Großenhain, Saxony
ERB – Erbach & Oldenwaldkreis, Hesse	RH – Roth bei Nürnberg, Bavaria
ERH – Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bavaria	RI – Rinteln, Lower Saxony
ERK – Erkelenz, North-Rhine-Westphalia	RID – Riedenburg, Bavaria
ES – Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg	RIE – Riesa, Saxony
ESA – Eisenach, Thuringia	RL – Rochlitz, Saxony
ESB – Eschenbach, Bavaria	RM – Röbel/Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
ESW – Eschwege & Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Hesse	RN – Rathenow, Brandenburg
EU – Euskirchen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	RO – Rosenheim, Bavaria
EUT – Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein	ROD – Roding, Bavaria
EW – Eberswalde, Brandenburg	ROF – Rotenburg bei Fulda, Hesse
F – Frankfurt am Main, Hesse	ROH – Rotenburg Wümme, Lower Saxony
FAL – Fallingbostel, North-Rhine-Westphalia	ROK – Rockenhausen, Rhineland Palatinate
FB – Friedberg (Hessen) & Wetteraukreis, Hesse	ROL – Rottenburg Laaber, Bavaria
FD – Fulda, Hesse	ROS – Rostock Land, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
FDB – Friedberg bei Augsburg, Bavaria	ROT – Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria
FDS – Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg	ROW – Rotenburg (Wümme) & Bremervörde, Lower Saxony
FEU – Feuchtwangen, Bavaria	RPL – Rhineland Palatinate State official vehicles
FF – Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, Brandenburg	RS – Remscheid, North-Rhine-Westphalia
FFB – Fürstenfeldbruck, Bavaria	RSL – Roßlau, Saxony Anhalt
FG – Freiberg, Saxony	RT – Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
FH – Frankfurt am Main/Höchst, Hesse	RU – Rudolstadt
FI – Finsterwalde, Brandenburg	RÜD – Rüdesheim & Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse
FKB – Frankenberg, Hesse	RÜG – Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
FL – Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein	RV – Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg
FLÖ – Flöha, Saxony	RW – Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg
FN – Friedrichshafen & Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg	RWL – North-Rhine-Westphalia State official vehicles
FO – Forchheim, Bavaria	RY – Rheydt, North-Rhine-Westphalia
FOR – Forst, Brandenburg	RZ – Ratzeburg & Hertzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein
FR – Freiburg im Breisgau & Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg	S – Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
FRG – Freyung-Grafenau, Bavaria	SAB – Saarburg, Rhineland Palatinate
FRI – Friesland, Lower Saxony	SAD – Schwandorf, Bavaria
FRW – Bad Freienwalde, Brandenburg	SÄK – Säckingen, Baden-Württemberg
FS – Freising, Bavaria	SAL – Saarland official vehicles
FT – Frankenthal (Pfalz), Rhineland Palatinate	SAN – Stadtsteinach, Bavaria
FTL – Freital, Saxony	SAO – Saale-Orla Kreis
FÜ – Fürth, Bavaria	SAW – Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt
FÜS – Füssen, Bavaria	SB – Saarbrücken, Saarland
FW – Fürstenwalde, Brandenburg	SBG – Strasburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
FZ – Fritzlar, Hesse	SBK – Schönebeck, Saxony-Anhalt
G – Gera, Thuringia	SC – Schwabach, Bavaria
GA – Gardelegen, Saxony Anhalt	SCZ – Schleiz, Thuringia
GAN – Bad Gandersheim, Lower Saxony	SDH – Sondershausen, Thuringia
GAP – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	SDL – Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt
GC – Glauchau & Chemnitzer Land, Saxony	SDT – Schwedt, Brandenburg
GD – Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg	SE – Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein
GDB – Gadesbusch, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SEB – Sebnitz, Saxony
GE – Gelsenkirchen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SEE – Seelow, Brandenburg
GEL – Geldern, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SEF – Scheinfeld, Bavaria
GEM – Gemünden, Bavaria	SEL – Selb, Bavaria
GEO – Gerolzhofen, Bavaria	SF – Sonthofen, Bavaria
GER – Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate	SFA – Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony
GF – Gifhorn, Lower Saxony	SFB – Senftenberg, Brandenburg
GG – Groß-Gerau, Hesse	SFT – Staßfurt, Saxony Anhalt
GHA – Geithain, Saxony	SG – Solingen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
GHC – Gräfenhainichen, Saxony Anhalt	SGH – Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt
GI – Gießen, Hesse	SH – Schleswig-Holstein Land official vehicles
GK – Geilenkirchen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SHA – Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg
GL – Bergisch-Gladbach & Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SHG – Stadthagen & Schaumburg, Lower Saxony
GLA – Gladbeck, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SHK – Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Thuringia
GM – Gummersbach & Oberbergischer Kreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SHL – Suhl, Thuringia
GMN – Grimmen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SHS – Sangerhausen
GN – Gelnhausen, Hesse	SI – Siegen-Wittgenstein, North-Rhine-Westphalia
GNT – Genthin, Saxony Anhalt	SIG – Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg
GÖ – Göttingen, Lower Saxony	SIM – Simmern & Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland Palatinate
GOA – St Goar, Rheinland Palatinate	SK – Saalkreis, Saxony-Anhalt
GOH – St Goarshausen, Rheinland Palatinate	SL – Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
GP – Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg	SLE – Schleiden (Eifel), North-Rhine-Westphalia
GR – Görlitz, Saxony	SLF – Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia
GRA – Grafenau, Bavaria	SLG – Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg
GRH – Grossenheim	SLK – Salzlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt
GRI – Griesbach, Bavaria	SLN – Schmölin, Thuringia
GRM – Grimma, Saxony	SLS – Saarlouis, Saarland
GRS – Gransee, Brandenburg	SLÜ – Schlüchtern, Hesse
GRZ – Greiz, Thuringia	SLZ – Bad Salzungen, Thuringia
GS – Goslar, Lower Saxony	SM – Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia
GT – Gütersloh, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SMÜ – Schwabmünchen, Bavaria
GTH – Gotha, Thuringia	SN – Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
GÜ – Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SNH – Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg
GUB – Guben, Brandenburg	SO – Soest, North-Rhine-Westphalia
GUN – Gunzenhausen, Bavaria	SOB – Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
GV – Gravenbroich, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SOG – Schongau, Bavaria
GVM – Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SOK – Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thuringia
GW – Greifswald Land, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SOL – Soltau, Lower Saxony
GZ – Günzburg, Bavaria	SÖM – Sömmerda, Thuringia
H – Hanover (Hannover), Lower Saxony	SON – Sonneberg, Thuringia
HA – Hagen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SP – Speyer, Rhineland Palatinate
HAB – Hammelburg, Bavaria	SPB – Spremberg, Brandenburg
HAL – Halle, Saxony-Anhalt	SPN – Spree-Neiße, Brandenburg
HAM – Hamm, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SPR – Springe, Lower Saxony
HAS – Haßberge, Bavaria	SR – Straubing & Straubing-Bogen, Bavaria
HB – Hansestadt Bremen	SRB – Strausberg, Brandenburg
HBN – Hildburghausen, Thuringia	SRO – Stadtroda, Thuringia
HBS – Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt	ST – Steinfurt, North-Rhine-Westphalia
HC – Hainichen, Saxony	STA – Starnberg, Bavaria
HCH – Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg	STB – Sternberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HD – Heidelberg & Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg	STD – Stade, Lower Saxony
HDH – Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg	STE – Staffelstein, Bavaria
HDL – Haldensleben, Saxony Anhalt	STH – Stadthagen, Lower Saxony
HE – Helmstedt, Lower Saxony	STL – Stollberg, Saxony
HEB – Hersbruck, Bavaria	STO – Stockach, Baden-Württemberg
HEF – Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse	SU – Siegburg & Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia
HEI – Heide & Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein	SUL – Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria
HEL – Hesse State (Hesse Land) official vehicles	SÜW – Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland Palatinate
HER – Herne, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SW – Schweinfurt, Bavaria
HET – Hettstedt, Saxony Anhalt	SWA – Bad Schwalbach & Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse
HF – Herford, North-Rhine-Westphalia	SWZ – Schwarzakreis
HG – Bad Homburg vor der Höhe & Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse	SY – Syke, Lower Saxony
HGN – Hagenow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SZ – Salzgitter, Lower Saxony
HGW – Hansestadt Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	SZB – Schwarzenberg, Saxony
HH – Hansestadt Hamburg	TBB – Tauberbischofsheim & Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
HHM – Hohenmölsen, Saxony Anhalt	TE – Teterow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HI – Hildesheim, Lower Saxony	TF – Teltow-Fläming, Brandenburg
HIG – Heiligenstadt, Thuringia	TG – Torgau, Saxony
HIP – Hilpoltstein, Bavaria	TGO – Thurgau-Oschatz
HK – Heidekreis, Lower Saxony	THL – Thuringia State (Thüringen Land) official vehicles
HL – Hansestadt Lübeck	THW – German Federal Agency for Technical Relief vehicles
HM – Hamelin(Hameln)-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony	TIR – Tirschenreuth, Bavaria
HMU – Hanoversch Münden, Lower Saxony	TO – Torgau-Oschatz, Saxony
HN – Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg	TÖL – Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Bavaria
HO – Hof, Bavaria	TÖN – Tönning, Schleswig-Holstein
HOG – Hofgeismar, Hesse	TP – Templin, Brandenburg
HOH – Hofheim, Bavaria	TR – Trier, Rhineland Palatinate
HOL – Holzminden, Lower Saxony	TS – Traunstein, Bavaria
HOM – Homburg & Saar-Pfalz-Kreis, Saarland	TT – Tettnang, Baden-Württemberg
HOR – Horb, Baden-Württemberg	TÜ – Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg
HÖS – Höchstadt, Bavaria	TUT – Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg
HOT – Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Saxony	ÜB – Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg
HP – Heppenheim an der Bergstraße & Bergstraße, Hesse	UE – Uelzen, Lower Saxony
HR – Homberg & Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse	UEM – Ueckermünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HRO – Hansestadt Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	UER – Uecker-Randow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
HS – Heinsberg, North-Rhine-Westphalia	UFF – Uffenheim, Bavaria
HSK – Hochsauerlandkreis, North-Rhine-Westphalia	UH – Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia
HST – Hansestadt Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	UL – Ulm & Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
HU – Hanau & Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse	UM – Uckermark, Brandenburg
HÜN – Hünfeld, Schleswig-Holstein	UN – Unna, North-Rhine-Westphalia
HUS – Husum, Schleswig-Holstein	USI – Usingen, Hesse
HV – Havelberg, Saxony Anhalt	V – Vogtlandkreis, Saxony
HVL – Havelland, Brandenburg	VAI – Vaihingen, Baden-Württemberg
HW – Halle Westfalen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	VB – Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse
HWI – Hansestadt Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	VEC – Vechta, Lower Saxony
HX – Höxter, North-Rhine-Westphalia	VER – Verden, Lower Saxony
HY – Hoyerswerda, Saxony	VIB – Vilsbiburg, Bavaria
HZ – Herzberg, Brandenburg	VIE – Viersen, North-Rhine-Westphalia
IGB – Stadt St Ingbert & Saar-Pfalz-Kreis, Saarland	VIT – Viechtach, Bavaria
IK – Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia	VK – Völklingen, Saarland
IL – Ilmenau, Thuringia	VL – Villingen, Baden-Württemberg
ILL – Illertissen, Bavaria	VOF – Vilshofen, Bavaria
IN – Ingolstadt, Bavaria	VOH – Vohenstrauß, Bavaria
IS – Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia	VR – Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
IZ – Itzehoe & Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein	VS – Villingen-Schwenningen & Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
J – Jena, Thuringia	W – Wuppertal, North-Rhine-Westphalia
JB – Jüterbog, Brandenburg	WA – Waldeck, Hesse
JE – Jessen, Saxony Anhalt	WAF – Kreis Warendorf, North-Rhine-Westphalia
JEV – Jever, Lower Saxony	WAK – Wartburgkreis, Thuringia
JL – Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt	WAM – Westliche Altmark
JÜL – Jülich, North-Rhine-Westphalia	WAN – Wanne-Eickel, North-Rhine-Westphalia
K – Cologne (Köln), North-Rhine-Westphalia	WAR – Warburg, North-Rhine-Westphalia
KA – Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	WAT – Wattenscheid, North-Rhine-Westphalia
KAR – Karlstadt, Bavaria	WB – Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
KB – Korbach & Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse	WBS – Worbis, Thuringia
KC – Kronach, Bavaria	WD – Weidenbrück, North-Rhine-Westphalia
KE – Kempten (Allgäu), Bavaria	WDA – Werdau, Saxony
KEH – Kelheim, Bavaria	WE – Weimar, Thuringia
KEL – Kehl, Baden-Württemberg	WEB – Westerburg, Rhineland Palatinate
KEM – Kemnath, Bavaria	WEG – Wegscheid, Bavaria
KF – Kaufbeuren, Bavaria	WEI – Weimarer Land (Kreis Apolda)
KG – Bad Kissingen, Bavaria	WEL – Weilburg, Hesse
KH – Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland Palatinate	WEM – Wesermünde, Lower Saxony
KI – Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein	WEN – Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria
KIB – Kirchheimbolanden & Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland Palatinate	WER – Wertingen, Bavaria
KK – Kempen-Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia	WES – Wesel, North-Rhine-Westphalia
KL – Kaiserslauten, Rhineland Palatinate	WF – Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony
KLE – Cleves (Kleve), North-Rhine-Westphalia	WG – Wangen, Baden-Württemberg
KLT – Klingental, Saxony	WHV – Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
KLZ – Klötze, Saxony Anhalt	WI – Wiesbaden, Hesse
KM – Kamenz, Saxony	WIL – Wittlich & Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland Palatinate
KN – Constance (Konstanz), Baden-Württemberg	WIS – Wismarer Land
KO – Koblenz, Rhineland Palatinate	WIT – Witten, North-Rhine-Westphalia
KÖN – Kötzting, Bavaria	WIZ – Witzenhausen, Hesse
KÖT – Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt	WK – Wittstock, Brandenburg
KOZ – Kotzting	WL – Winsen (Luhe) & Harburg, Lower Saxony
KR – Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia	WLG – Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
KRU – Krumbach, Bavaria	WM – Weilheim-Schongau, Bavaria
KS – Kassel, Hesse	WMS – Wolmirstedt, Saxony Anhalt
KT – Kitzingen, Bavaria	WN – Waiblingen & Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg
KU – Kulmbach, Bavaria	WND – St Wendel, Saarland
KÜN – Küzelsau & Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg	WO – Worms, Rhineland Palatinate
KUS – Kusel, Rhineland Palatinate	WOB – Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony
KW – Königs-Wusterhausen, Brandenburg	WOH – Wolfhagen, Hesse
KY – Kyritz, Brandenburg	WOL – Wolfach, Baden-Württemberg
KYF – Kyffhäuserkreis, Thuringia	WOR – Wolfratshausen, Bavaria
L – Leipzig, Saxony	WOS – Wolfstein, Bavaria
LA – Landshut, Bavaria	WR – Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt
LAN – Landau Isar, Bavaria	WRN – Waren, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
LAT – Lauterbach, Hesse	WS – Wasserburg, Bavaria
LAU – Lauf an der Pegnitz & Nürnberger Land, Bavaria	WSF – Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt
LB – Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg	WST – Westerstede & Ammerland, Lower Saxony
LBS – Lobenstein, Thuringia	WSW – Weißwasser, Saxony
LBZ – Lübz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	WT – Waldshut, Baden-Württemberg
LC – Luckau, Brandenburg	WTL – Wittlage, Lower Saxony
LD – Landau in der Pfalz, Rhineland Palatinate	WTM – Wittmund, Lower Saxony
LDK – Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse	WÜ – Würzburg, Bavaria
LDS – Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald, Brandenburg	WUG – Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Bavaria
LE – Lemgo, North-Rhine-Westphalia	WUM – Waldmünchen, Bavaria
LEO – Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg	WUN – Wunsiedel am Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria
LER – Leer (Ostfriesland), Lower Saxony	WUR – Wurzen, Saxony
LEV – Leverkusen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	WW – Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland Palatinate
LF – Laufen, Bavaria	WZ – Wetzlar, Hesse
LG – Lüneburg, Lower Saxony	WZL – Wanzleben, Saxony Anhalt
LH – Lüdinghausen, North-Rhine-Westphalia	X – NATO Forces vehicles
LI – Lindau (Bodensee), Bavaria	Y – Armed Forces vehicles
LIB – Bad Liebenwerda, Brandenburg	Z – Zwickauer Land, Saxony
LIF – Lichtenfels, Bavaria	ZE – Zerbst, Saxony-Anhalt
LIN – Lingen, Lower Saxony	ZEL – Zell, Rhineland Palatinate
LIP – Lippe, North-Rhine-Westphalia	ZI – Löbau-Zittau
LK – Lübbecke, North-Rhine-Westphalia	ZIG – Ziegenhain, Hesse
LL – Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria	ZP – Zschopau, Saxony
LM – Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse	ZR – Zeulenroda, Thuringia
LN – Lübben, Brandenburg	ZS – Zossen, Brandenburg
LÖ – Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg	ZW – Zweibrücken, Rhineland Palatinate
LÖB – Löbau, Saxony	ZZ – Zeitz, Saxony Anhalt
LOH – Lohr am Main, Bavaria