GERMANY (D)

CURRENTLY ISSUED LICENSE PLATES

Normal series since 1956. A = Augsburg.

Normal series since 1956. DU = Duisburg.

Normal series since 1956. BB = Böblingen.

Normal series since 1956. DI = Dieburg (old code issued again since 2013). Raised plastic lettering from 3D-Kennzeichen.de.

Normal series since 1956. HD = Heidelberg. This car belongs to a member of the US Forces in Germany, now using completely normal series German plates.

Normal series since 1956. HAL = Halle an der Saale (since 1991).

Normal series since 1956. Illuminating plate. WOB = Wolfsburg.

Seasonal plate, since 1997. Registration from the normal series. MA = Mannheim. Unusually, this is valid in the winter from November 1st until end of March.

Electric vehicle series since 2015. Registration from the normal series. NF = Nordfriesland. E = Electric.

Police series since 2006. NRW = Nordrhein-Westfalen. The first 4 = Ministry of the Interior (Innenministerium). This format in use in some states, but not all.

FORMER ISSUES - STILL VALID

Normal series since 1956. 1956-2000 plate style. BÜS = Büsingen. A = Bought in Germany. Büsingen is a German exclave in Switzerland.

Normal series since 1956. 1956-2000 plate style. BÜS = Büsingen. Z = Bought in Switzerland. Büsingen is a German exclave in Switzerland.

Normal series since 1956. 1956-2000 plate style. WER = Wertingen. This is an original (pre-1972) Wertingen plate.

Normal series since 1956. 1956-2000 plate style. MTK = Main-Taunus-Kreis.

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