Hello,
I'm moving to Netherlands soon in the Utrecht area, can anybody give me advice if it's possible to drive a car with foreign license plates for more than 6 months ? I would prefer to not register my car in NL since my stay will be limited to 1-2 years and from what I can see the BPM tax and everything else would cost me more than the actual value of the car, considering that I will keep my driver license and if the police stop me I will just say I'm visiting the country, will they check to see if i'm registered to the local municipality as a resident ?
Is there any way around this ? Feels quite silly to be in the EU and have to register and pay tax every year I move from one country to another, or not use the car at all during that time...
Foreign registered car in Netherlands
Hi Sorin112,
legally, there is no way around it. See: europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/taxes/index_en]europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/taxes.
That said, you don't have to pay VAT on your car if it's any older than 6 months and has rolled more than 6000 km.
Here's some information on registering a car in the Netherlands: europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/formalities/netherlands/index_en.htm]europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/formalities/netherlands.
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