Leipzig registration office: city versus district
In Saxony two authorities issue the code L, the city of Leipzig and the district of Leipzig. Which one is yours depends on where you live, not on the plate.
The city of Leipzig’s registration office is part of its public order office and sits at Prager Straße 136, postcode 04317, in the south-east of the city. It serves only keepers whose main address is in the independent city. The code L is also issued by the district of Leipzig (Landkreis Leipzig), whose registration office has its headquarters in Borna; Markkleeberg, Grimma and Markranstädt belong there. The Federal Motor Transport Authority’s directory also lists L as a phased-out code at the Hessian offices in Gießen and Wetzlar, a remnant of the short-lived city of Lahn. Leipzig stands out in the vehicle statistics: with 382 cars per 1,000 residents on 1 January 2026, it has one of the lowest densities in Germany after Berlin, rank 2 from the bottom among 398 districts. Fully electric cars made up 3.1 %, rank 307. Fees are the same nationwide: €30.00 for a new registration in person, €13.10 online.
Register a new car · Stadt Leipzig
€30.00
GebOSt fee; with seals and the KBA share €31.90 to €37.30
| District plate codes | L |
| State | Saxony |
| Online would cost less by | €16.90 |
| City’s own amount | not published by the city |
Registration office: Stadt Leipzig
- Main office Leipzig(Stadt)
Prager Str. 136, 04317 Leipzig
Tel. 0341-123-8464
zulassung@leipzig.de
Driving licence office
- Stadt Leipzig
, 04092 Leipzig
Tel. 0341/123-8562
233,738 cars registered (1 January 2026), 3.1 % fully electric; 382 cars per 1,000 residents.
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Registration office addresses
Prager Straße runs south-east from the centre towards Probstheida. According to the directory there is no second registration site in the city.
| Type | Location | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main office | Leipzig | Prager Str. 136, 04317 Leipzig | 0341-123-8464 |
Licensing office and vehicles
| Licensing office | Address |
|---|---|
| Stadt Leipzig · Ordnungsamt · Zulassungsbehörde | 04092 Leipzig |
| Vehicles | Leipzig | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Cars | 233,738 | 49,486,487 |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 382 | 592 |
| Share of fully electric cars | 3.1 % | 4.1 % |
| Share of plug-in hybrids | 2.2 % | 2.3 % |
| Share of diesel cars | 21.9 % | 27.0 % |
| Motorcycles | 16,932 | 5,071,468 |
For the Leipzig district, North Saxony or Halle (Saale) the search above names the right office. Where the many shared and phased-out codes come from is explained in the plate code list; how to keep your L when moving, on the re-registering page.