Hannover registration office: city or region?
Hannover has two registration offices for the same code H: the state capital’s and the region’s. That is unusual in Germany.
The Hannover Region is a local-government association made up of the state capital and twenty other towns and municipalities. For vehicle registration the Federal Motor Transport Authority’s directory lists two offices in the region: the city of Hannover, Am Schützenplatz 1, and the Hannover Region, Hildesheimer Str. 20, both with postcode 30169. Keepers whose main address is in the city go to the city; keepers from Garbsen, Laatzen, Langenhagen or the other municipalities go to the region. Both issue the code H. The region also has the phased-out codes BU, SPR and NRÜ, for the former districts of Burgdorf, Springe and Neustadt am Rübenberge; SPR is also listed as phased out at the Schaumburg district. The Authority’s vehicle statistics count city and region together: 602,714 cars on 1 January 2026, rank 4 among registration districts, with 528 cars per 1,000 residents. Fees are the same at both offices: €27.10 to re-register from another district with a new plate.
Register a new car · Stadt Hannover
€30.00
GebOSt fee; with seals and the KBA share €31.90 to €37.30
| District plate codes | H |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Online would cost less by | €16.90 |
| City’s own amount | not published by the city |
Registration office: Stadt Hannover
- Main office Hannover
Am Schützenplatz 1, 30169 Hannover
Tel. 0511-168-44539
kfz-zulassungsbehoerde@hannover-stadt.de
Driving licence office
- Landeshauptstadt Hannover
Am Schützenplatz 1, 30169 Hannover
Tel. 0511/168-40706 - Region Hannover
Hildesheimer Str. 20, 30169 Hannover
Tel. 0511/616-21744 - Region Hannover
Hildesheimer Str. 20, 30169 Hannover
Tel. 0511/616-11000
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Registration office addresses
The table lists both offices: first the region, then the state capital. Both are inside the city of Hannover but have separate phone numbers and appointments; at the wrong counter you will be sent on.
| Type | Location | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main office | Hannover | Hildesheimer Str. 20, 30169 Hannover | 0511-616-17444 |
| Main office | Hannover | Am Schützenplatz 1, 30169 Hannover | 0511-168-44539 |
Licensing office and vehicles
| Licensing office | Address |
|---|---|
| Landeshauptstadt Hannover · Fahrerlaubnisbehörde · OE 32.12 | Am Schützenplatz 1, 30169 Hannover |
| Region Hannover · Fahrerlaubnisbehörde | Hildesheimer Str. 20, 30169 Hannover |
| Region Hannover · ServiceCenter | Hildesheimer Str. 20, 30169 Hannover |
| Vehicles | Hannover | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 602,714 | 49,486,487 |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 528 | 592 |
| Share of fully electric cars | 4.6 % | 4.1 % |
| Share of plug-in hybrids | 2.3 % | 2.3 % |
| Share of diesel cars | 26.2 % | 27.0 % |
| Motorcycles | 54,358 | 5,071,468 |
The vehicle figures cover the whole region including the city, because the Federal Motor Transport Authority publishes them by district. For Hildesheim, Celle or Schaumburg the search above names the right office; the plate code list shows every code in Lower Saxony.