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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A buyer who wants to pay for the car in instalments
Half now and half next month, or a deposit to hold the car. Why the transfer and the payment belong together, and what a deposit actually binds.Selling your car without strangers at your door
Your advert carries a postcode and your photographs carry a house number. How to keep a car sale off your doorstep, and where to meet buyers.The buyer wants to give the car back weeks later
A private sale sits outside the consumer purchase rules, and that is still no free pass. Where a private seller stands, and when to get real advice.No-claims years (schadevrije jaren) after you sell
Your claim-free years sit in a register run by the insurers themselves. What a sale does to them, what a gap does, and what to get in writing.A car bought with a personal loan is yours to sell
A personal loan is an agreement about money, so the car stays yours and so does the debt. What changes, and what to check in the agreement.Rust on a Dutch car, and when it stops being cosmetic
Surface rust on an arch and corrosion in a structural member are different problems. Where the APK draws its line and what a buyer looks at.A car that failed its APK: repair it or sell it
A rejection is a dated report, and your old APK date still runs. What the report lists, the dates that follow, and whether the repair pays.Dashboard warning light that will not go out
The lamp has been on for months. Which systems the APK rejects a car for, which only earn a repair advice point, and what to tell a buyer.Car modifications, and what the RDW allows
Which changes belong in the RDW register, which decide an APK, and what an unregistered towbar, LPG tank or remap does at the handover.Selling a car you have owned for less than a year
No rule stops you selling a car you bought three months ago. What differs is BPM, an import you did, a young finance agreement and the gap.Selling a car when the service history is gone
The onderhoudsboekje is gone. What a buyer can verify at the RDW without you, what a garage can rebuild, and when the chase stops being worth it.Leaving your car behind when you leave the Netherlands
Road tax and the insurance duty keep running on a car left parked behind you. What the exposure really is, and which exits the parking decides.
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