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Keeping your license plate when moving or buying a car – rules & savings

By Editorial Team Digital Vehicle Registration · iKfz Online-Zulassung · Updated on 26.10.2026

This guide is aimed at everyone who wants to complete an i-Kfz procedure online in Grünstadt – including the specifics and responsibilities for Grünstadt.

At a glance

Thanks to nationwide license plate portability in Germany, you no longer need to have new plates embossed when moving to another city or buying an already registered used vehicle. Keeping the existing plate saves both the cost of new plates and a new emissions sticker.

This guide applies to all registration offices in Grünstadt.

Moving or buying a registered vehicle

If you move to another district or purchase a currently registered vehicle, you can keep the existing license plate during the online transfer:

  • No cost for new embossed license plates
  • No new green emissions sticker needed
  • Existing plate seals remain untouched on the vehicle

When is keeping the plate not possible?

Cross-district plate portability applies only to currently registered vehicles. If the vehicle was deregistered prior to the transfer in a new district, a new local prefix is assigned.

Step by step

  1. 1Select keep existing plate. Start the online transfer and choose the option to retain the current license plate.
  2. 2Submit ZB I & ZB II codes. Enter the security codes from Part I and Part II along with your eVB number.

Complete Transfer of ownership online now

Via iKfz-Zulassung Rheinland-Pfalz you start the procedure for Grünstadt online – without an appointment at the registration office. Processing is handled by our service partner.

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Frequently asked questions about vehicle registration in Grünstadt

Should I scratch off the plate seals if I keep the license plate?
No! If you keep the existing license plate, leave the seals on the license plates completely intact.

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Status for Grünstadt: 26.10.2026.

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