1. Legal basis: § 9 Abs. 1 Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV)
Under § 9 Abs. 1 Satz 3 of the Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV), the German vehicle registration ordinance, the letters and digits shown on a license plate must not offend public decency. The registration authorities are obliged to exclude such combinations from allocation.
- Letter combinations blocked nationwide: HJ, KZ, NS, SA, SS
- Letter sequences additionally blocked in many federal states: AH, HH, SD, WA, IS
- Regionally blocked number combinations: 18, 28, 88, 188, 888, 1933, 1939
2. Why does the live checker automatically block certain combinations?
Our live checking system takes the official block lists into account in real time. If a combination is legally inadmissible or has been blocked by the local road traffic office, it is automatically marked as unavailable and you immediately receive admissible alternative suggestions.