I hope this is of some kind of interest for this Blog – last year from January to November 2012, I noted the registration of the many German rental cars that visit the streets of Paris.
Here is an overview of the regions and sequences used by the main German rental-car companies:
Hansestadt Hamburg
This Lander uses particular sequences in the following order
1- HH-Bx-8xxx
Overall sequence from HH-BJ 8532 to HH-CI 8795 (not observed from BA to BI then CC to CF and CH)
(Numerical sequence observed from 8033 to 8999)
1 – HH-Ox-7xxx
HH-OA 7172 to HH-OT-7726 (not observed OC to OF OH to OJ, OK, ON, OQ and OR) (Numerical sequence observed from 7019 to 7726).
Observation from HH-OA-7172, HH-OB 7019 then HH-OG 7xxx, HH-OI 7620 to HH-OL 7xxx, HH-OM 7421 then HH-OO 7xxx, OP 7xxxx & HH-OS 7xxx, OT 7726
3 – HH-Px-7xxx (May be the next sequence)
One observation HH-PE-7093
Düren
Düren uses two sequences in this order
1- DN-Hx-xxxx
Overall sequence from DN HO 3746 to DN-HZ 8852 (all series DN-HO to HZ-observed) (numerical sequence observed from 10xx to 9xxx)
2- DN-AA-xxxx (Must be the next sequence) One observation DN-AA 7032
Wiesbaden
Only one sequence observed for Wiesbaden
Overall sequence from WI-AG 8889 to WI-AK 8068 (all series observed from WI-AG to AK) (numerical sequence observed from 1791 to 9694)
München
München’s area seems to have several sequences at the same time, no specific order
M-OA to M-OJ (all series M-OA to OJ observed) (numerical sequence observed in 10xx 9xxx)
M-GA 5042 to M-GD 6556 (all series observed from M-GA to M-GD) (numerical sequence observed from 50xx to 6xxx)
M-AB to M-AG 2912 (not observed AD and AE) (numerical sequence observed from 4226 to 6556)
Neuss
Only one sequence observed from NE-RQ 4573 to 5365
Bonn
Only one sequence observed from BN-P 744 to BN-P 3168
All photos come from Bruno Vernhes’ collection

Hansestadt Hamburg Europcar HH-Ox-7xxx sequence

Hansestadt Hamburg Europcar HH-Bx-8xxx sequence

Hansestadt Hamburg Europcar HH-Cx-8xxx sequence

Düren DN-Hx-xxxx sequence

Mûnchen M-Gx-xxxx sequence

Bonn BN-P-xxx and xxxx sequence

Neuss NE-RQ-xxxx sequence