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[eisblau]

Originally Posted by Typ Vier

Hi Rob,
The number plate is very short (physical size)for a passenger vehicle in germany and is barely legal. As for the amount of letters and numbers, the first letter states where the vehicle is registered, E = Essen. If it had 2 letters and they were for example ES it would be Esslingen. Also bigger Cities have mostly only one letter example B = Berlin, H = Hamburg, K = Koeln ( cologne), F for Frankfurt, M for Munich and so on. The second letter(s) after the area just starts with the first in the ABC and continues with every registration only the the number(s) change (up to 9999 in some areas).The the next letter(B)starts after that. So the very first vehicle registred in Essen could have been E-A 1,the second E-A 2, and so on. It is also possible for a small fee to get a plate with initials and numbers asked for if available. Due to the fact that the plates with only one letter and number are very short they have been taken most of the time.

Yes you are right! Normally, short numberplates are only for motorcycles and cars with US type numberplates. If you have luck or a good friend at the "Zulassung" (Thats where your car is registered), then you may get such a license plate.
You can choose the numbers and letters on the number plate, provided that they are free and not already in use... If you have a 1303 a nice numberplate would be for example: WOB-VW 1303 (WOB=Wolfsburg)

Norbert
-1984 1200L / F-NN 75
-1974 1200L / F-VW 76