Rules and regulations for your sector
The road authority can issue an exemption so that you do not have to follow all the traffic rules on a particular road. You can get an exemption for, for example: organising an event carrying out...
Are you a taxi driver in the Netherlands with a taxi operator licence? In some municipalities you may use bus or tram lanes. In some cases you need a bus lane dispensation (busbaanontheffing) from the...
Do you provide national or international bus transport services, or bus transport services on your own account in or from the Netherlands? You may require a licence, certificate, or journey form. You...
In the Netherlands, a Certificate of conduct (Verklaring omtrent het gedrag, VOG) indicates that the recipient has not committed any criminal offences. You can apply for a VOG digitally. For some jobs...
Are you a professional truck or bus driver? You need a code 95 indication on your driving licence. What is a code 95? Code 95 is proof you meet the (training) requirements for professional drivers...
Do you intend to start a bus/coach or taxi company in the Netherlands as a general partnership (vennootschap onder firma, VOF)? You need a declaration of collective transport. General partnerships...
Do you have a company car or a bus? Then your vehicle may need to have a speed limiter. This depends on the weight of your vehicle and on the date which it was take into first use. The Netherlands...
Are you established in the Netherlands and do you own 1 or more vehicles for your business? Then you will have to pay motor vehicle tax (motorrijtuigenbelasting, mrb). This applies to: cars vans...
Most vehicles in the Netherlands must undergo a periodic motor vehicle test (APK). The APK is carried out by a garage or testing station. The inspector carrying out the APK will check whether the...
Do you buy or import a car, motorcycle, or van into the Netherlands? You must pay private vehicle and motorcycle tax (belastingen op personenauto's en motorrijwielen , bpm). When do you pay bpm? You...
What is a concession? A concession grants a transport operator government permission to offer public transport for specific routes or areas. The concession remains valid for a specified period....
To drive a car, motorcycle, truck, bus, moped, speed-pedelec (high-speed electric bicycle), or other motor vehicle in the Netherlands you need a driving licence. It depends on the vehicle which type...
The information in this article may change after 1 January 2024 Some of the information on this page may change after the Environment and Planning Act comes into effect on 1 January 2024. It will be...
New trucks, passenger-carrying vehicles, and smaller professional vehicles must have a smart tachograph on board. Smart tachographs (in Dutch) register information, including driving and rest times,...
Do you want to work as a taxi driver in the Netherlands? You must have a taxi driver’s diploma. You must also have a taxi driver’s card (chauffeurskaart or taxipas). You need the taxi driver’s card...
Do you run a taxi company in the Netherlands? Then you need a taxi entrepreneur card (ondernemerskaart). What is a taxi entrepreneur card for? The taxi entrepreneur card allows you to link all data on...
In the Netherlands, taxi drivers must notify their customers in advance about their taxi fares and rates. You do this with a taxi information card (taxi informatiekaart). The information card must be...
Do you want to start a taxi business in the Netherlands? You will need a taxi operator licence (ondernemersvergunning voor taxivervoer). Taxi operator licence You apply for a taxi operator license...
Do you plan to provide taxi services in the Netherlands? Then your vehicle should be suitable for the transport of people, and it must also meet several other requirements. You must have the vehicle...
In the Netherlands, the maximum speed for coaches is 80 kilometres per hour. This can be raised to 100 kilometres per hour (Tempo 100) on Dutch and German motorways, if a coach meets specific...
Do you run a business in the Netherlands and do you employ staff? Or does your business have its registered office outside of the Netherlands but you employ workers in the Netherlands? Then you must...