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Licence plate

If you want to have certain letters or numbers after the "M" or "MUC" on your licence plate, you can reserve a special number plate in advance.

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  • Reservations can only be made in the name of the future vehicle owner. The name and address must be stated.

Required documents

Name and address of the future owner.

Duration & Costs

Fees

Licence plates:
12.80 euros when the licence plate is allocated to the vehicle

Retention licence plate (holder and vehicle remain the same):
2.60 euros

Payment methods available

Questions & Answers

The licence plate is reserved for one year, there is no fee.

When your vehicle is deregistered, you cannot reserve a licence plate for a subsequent vehicle due to a lack of legal basis. You have the option of reserving your desired licence plate on the Internet on the day after the vehicle is taken out of service.

The reservation of a licence plate is non-binding. It is expressly pointed out that the reservation of a licence plate does not give rise to any legal entitlement and claims for compensation are excluded.

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Fahrzeugzulassungs- und Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Internet

Phone

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Fahrzeugzulassungs- und Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

Address

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

By appointment only

Directions

Public transport

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