Do I have to go to Stresemannstraße in person to register in Bremen?

No. The central vehicle registration office at Stresemannstraße 48 only accepts registrations by appointment, but you don't have to appear in person. We handle the authority visit with your power of attorney, and your HB plates arrive by post.

Does the HB plate also apply in Bremerhaven?

Yes. HB is the regional code for the entire State of Bremen and is issued in both the city of Bremen and in Bremerhaven. Each city has its own registration office – but for our online service that makes no difference.

How long does registration in Bremen take?

As soon as we have your complete documents, we process the application promptly. Instead of waiting days for a free appointment, you skip the queue entirely – and your finished plates then reach you by post.

What does car registration in Bremen cost with you?

Registration starts at €79.90, a change of owner at €66.90 and a de-registration at €22. Official fees, plates and shipping are added separately and shown itemised, so you see the costs clearly broken down.

Vehicle registration in Bremen – done online, HB plates by post

Bremen is Germany's smallest city-state – yet cars in two cities share the same code: HB stands for the Hanseatic City of Bremen and applies in Bremerhaven too. In the city of Bremen, every registration runs through a single address, the central vehicle registration office on Stresemannstraße – and only with a pre-booked appointment. We take that trip off your hands: photograph your documents, sign a power of attorney, and your HB plates arrive by post.

In short

In Bremen, the central vehicle registration office at Stresemannstraße 48 handles every registration – by appointment only. The HB plate code applies to both Bremen and Bremerhaven. As a private service we handle the authority visit online: you upload documents and sign a power of attorney, and your HB plates arrive by post. Registration from €79.90 plus official fees.

One HB plate – for Bremen and Bremerhaven

The State of Bremen is made up of two cities, and both drive under the same regional code: HB, the historic mark of the Hanseatic City of Bremen. Within the city of Bremen, all registrations funnel into a single address – the central vehicle registration office at Stresemannstraße 48. Bremerhaven runs its own office, but the HB stays the same. For you this split is irrelevant: we handle the registration online, wherever in the State of Bremen you live.

Register without an appointment or a drive to Stresemannstraße

In Bremen you only reach the counter with a pre-booked appointment – and a free slot can take several days to come up. Even with an appointment, 30 to 90 minutes of waiting on site is normal. With us, both disappear: no appointment, no drive to the office centre, no queue ticket. You photograph your papers, sign the power of attorney digitally, and we visit the authority for you.

From Findorff to Vegesack – every district through one office

Bremen is compact yet spread out: from the Neustadt, Schwachhausen, Hemelingen and Gröpelingen up to Vegesack or Blumenthal in the north, the distances add up quickly. Even so, every registration in the city of Bremen leads to the same authority on Stresemannstraße. If you live in Bremen-Nord, we save you the long trip across town – and holders in Bremerhaven the drive to their own office too.

Why Bremen's waiting times are so stubborn

Bremen was among the last German states to offer fully online registration (i-Kfz); for a long time every registration had to be done in person at the counter. The authority itself sets a target of five to ten working days for private holders and one day for commercial registrations. In practice that means planning, securing a slot and waiting. We skip the queue by appearing at the office directly, in bulk, with your power of attorney.

What does car registration in Bremen cost?

Our service fee starts at €79.90 for a new registration, €66.90 for a change of owner and €22 for a de-registration. The authority's official fees, the physical plates and shipping are always shown separately – so you can see exactly what goes to the office and what our service costs. Note: we are a private registration service, not a public authority.

Do i-Kfz yourself or hand us a power of attorney?

The state's online registration, i-Kfz, exists in Bremen too – but it requires a new ID card with activated eID, your PIN and some patience with the portal, and the plates often only arrive by post with an activation code. If you would rather skip all that, you give us the job by power of attorney: you upload photos, we do the rest – no card reader, no technical hurdles.

How your Bremen registration works with us

First, you photograph your vehicle papers and ID and upload them. Second, you sign the power of attorney online. Third, we handle the entire visit to the central vehicle registration office. Fourth, your finished, embossed HB plates arrive by post at your home – in Bremen, in Bremerhaven or anywhere else in Germany.

Register your car in Bremen online now

Upload your documents and sign the power of attorney – we take care of the visit to the central vehicle registration office on Stresemannstraße. Your HB plate arrives by post.

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