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 Worms – including the specifics and responsibilities for Worms.
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 Worms.
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
- 1Select keep existing plate. Start the online transfer and choose the option to retain the current license plate.
- 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 Worms online – without an appointment at the registration office. Processing is handled by our service partner.
Start transfer onlineFrequently asked questions about vehicle registration in Worms
- 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.
More guides for Worms
- Transfer a vehicle online
- Change address online
- Register a vehicle online
- De-register a vehicle online
- i-Kfz stage 4 explained
- Costs of online registration
Status for Worms: 26.10.2026.