Herford district road traffic office: registration in Kirchlengern
Registering a car in the Herford district means going not to the town of Herford but to Kirchlengern, where the district runs registration and licensing.
The registration authority for Herford, Bünde, Löhne, Enger, Hiddenhausen, Vlotho, Spenge, Rödinghausen and Kirchlengern is the Herford district. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority’s directory its road traffic office is not in the town of Herford but at Elsestr. 225, 32278 Kirchlengern, phone 05223-988-3. The directory lists the licensing office at the same address and no branches. The only code is HF, with no phased-out codes for the district. That is unusual: many neighbouring districts still list old codes of former districts. On 1 January 2026 there were 169,255 registered cars, rank 80 of 398, with 665 cars per 1,000 residents against 592 nationally; with lorries, motorcycles and tractors the Federal Motor Transport Authority counted 201,233 motor vehicles. To save the trip to Kirchlengern, register online: €13.10 instead of €30.00 in person for a used car, as of October 2026.
Register a new car · Kreis Herford
€30.00
GebOSt fee; with seals and the KBA share €31.90 to €37.30
| District plate codes | HF |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Online would cost less by | €16.90 |
| City’s own amount | not published by the city |
Registration office: Kreis Herford
- Main office Herford
Elsestr. 225, 32278 Kirchlengern
Tel. 05223-988-3
zulassungsstelle@kreis-herford.de
Driving licence office
- Kreis Herford
Elsestraße 225, 32278 Kirchlengern
Tel. 05223/988-444
169,255 cars registered (1 January 2026), 4.4 % fully electric; 665 cars per 1,000 residents.
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Registration office addresses
Kirchlengern lies between Bünde and Löhne in the north of the district. The address is in the table; the district sets its own appointment system.
| Type | Location | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main office | Herford | Elsestr. 225, 32278 Kirchlengern | 05223-988-3 |
Licensing office and vehicles
| Licensing office | Address |
|---|---|
| Kreis Herford · Der Landrat · Straßenverkehr | Elsestraße 225, 32278 Kirchlengern |
| Vehicles | Herford | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 169,255 | 49,486,487 |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 665 | 592 |
| Share of fully electric cars | 4.4 % | 4.1 % |
| Share of plug-in hybrids | 2.2 % | 2.3 % |
| Share of diesel cars | 25.1 % | 27.0 % |
| Motorcycles | 14,702 | 5,071,468 |
For Bielefeld, the Minden-Lübbecke district or the Lippe district the search above names their own office. How to register from your screen without an appointment is explained under registering a car online.