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• An application for registration must be submitted to the registration authority. The application can also be submitted 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 registration authority may require the vehicle to be presented for identification purposes.
• 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

• Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV) regulate which vehicles are subject to registration.
• 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 to collect the vehicle tax. A SEPA direct debit mandate issued for the first taxation is also valid for subsequent years.
• Motor 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 pass continue to be exempt from motor 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 confirmation of insurance for motor vehicle liability insurance from the insurance company of your choice. In most cases, you can request the insurance confirmation by telephone from your insurance company.
  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.

• 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
• 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".

• foreign registration papers and number plates
• electronic insurance confirmation (eVB)
• if applicable, sales tax return (for EU import)
  

  Vehicles that were first registered in another EU member state no more than six months ago and whose previous mileage is less than 6,000 km are considered new vehicles for tax purposes.

• if the vehicle was imported from countries outside the EU
  

  (applies to both new and used vehicles):

  additionally

  - customs clearance certificate (available from the main customs office)
  - for vehicles with EC type approval: Inspection report on general inspection
  - for vehicles without EC type approval: Expert opinion of an officially recognized expert according to § 21 StVZO (full expert opinion)

• Direct debit authorisation for motor vehicle tax (SEPA Direct Debit Mandate)
• valid identity card or passport
• valid test report on a general inspection
  
  • e.g. TÜV, DEKRA, GTÜ, KÜS, GTS, FSP
• 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

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

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

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

27,60 EUR bis 53,80 EUR depending on the case.
Additional fees may apply in individual cases.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

The re-registration of a registered vehicle must take place immediately.

• § 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)
• Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt)
• §§ 6, 8 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV)

• Flyer Internetbasierte Fahrzeugzulassung
• Information für ukrainische Fahrerinnen und Fahrer (deutsch)
• Information for Ukrainian motorists
• Інформація для українських водіїв