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The parts of a Dutch car sale that catch people out
One article, one situation. A registration code that never arrived, an APK that lapsed last spring, a lease you are not sure is yours to sell, a move with three weeks left. For the procedure itself, each article points you to the guide that covers it.
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Sell the car before you deregister at the gemeente
Leaving the Netherlands means signing out of the BRP. What that does to your DigiD, the address the RDW holds and your post, and why the car goes first.Selling a car that has stood still for months
A car parked up for months does not need to be running before you sell it. What the standing has been costing you, and what a buyer has to be told.Selling your Dutch car after you have already left
The car is still in the Netherlands and still in your name. What a machtiging can do, the RDW deadline for people who left, and who has to sell.Letting a stranger test drive the car you sell
Who is insured while a prospective buyer drives your car, what to check before the keys change hands, and the excess you may be left with.Road tax refund when your Dutch bank account closes
The refund is automatic, which means it lands in the account the Belastingdienst already holds. How to give them a foreign one, and in what order.Selling a car with an open recall (terugroepactie)
An open manufacturer recall sits in the RDW plate check. What it means for a sale, whether to have the free work done first, and what the APK makes of it.The registration card is in a name you no longer use
Marriage, divorce or a legal name change, and the card no longer matches your ID. What the RDW updates by itself, and why a new card can wait.Getting paid safely when you hand over the car
Cash, bank transfer or an instant payment request: what Dutch law restricts, why a screenshot proves nothing, and the order the handover runs in.The letters that arrive after you sell a Dutch car
The RDW does not write to confirm it. What the Belastingdienst, your insurer and the CJIB do send after a sale, and which envelopes need an answer.Selling a car with a WOK status in the Netherlands
A WOK status stops the car being driven. It does not stop the sale. What the RDW ban actually means, how to check for one, and how the car moves.Selling a car on the old paper kentekenbewijs
Paper registration is still valid and the RDW will not make you swap it. What that means for the transfer, the handover and a missing part.
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