The government is investigating options for a personalized license plate, so think about what will be on yours.
Our license plates in the Netherlands are actually boring. Not even in terms of layout, in fact, the yellow background makes them relatively unique. More that the letters on the license plate are really completely random. Only if you know all the side codes by heart can you make a rough estimate of when a car was built, with even import license plates to throw sand in the machine. Also, like Germany, Poland, France and many other countries, we do not have a system with which the letters are placed where the owner lives. And if it wasn't bad enough, vowels and a whole host of other letters are not used for a variety of reasons, so you don't accidentally create a dirty word. And if a controversial abbreviation is accidentally used, it will be manually banned.
Personalized
All this makes quite a bit of sense. We in the Netherlands use a license plate for exactly what it is intended for: making every car unique. So that no fraud occurs and your flash photos are sent to the right address, so to speak. Moreover, the license plate belongs to the car and not the person, so the license plate goes with the car if it changes ownership.
The discussion surrounding a system with personalized license plates in the Netherlands was always killed for that reason. So you either have to overhaul the entire system, or accept that your license plate will be sold with the car. In the meantime, in almost all countries around us, including Belgium, you can choose what you want on your record.
Personalized plates in the Netherlands!
Time to launch this discussion again in the Netherlands? Of course. The House of Representatives wants the cabinet to investigate having a personalized license plate. Hidde Heutink of the PVV mentioned in the debate that the system is used in many countries, including Belgium, and that it is “a hip phenomenon”. Belgium is doing great field research for us in that regard, because it turns out that many of our southern neighbors still appreciate their own text on the license plate.
Charges
Should you do it so that someone in the Netherlands can also choose the license plate KUT-WIJF? Yes and no. According to PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB (all banned combinations on license plates, by the way), who asked outgoing Minister Harbers to complete a study into this by this summer, it can also be a good addition to the state treasury. Everyone who wants their own license plate contributes extra money and the costs for motorists can be reduced in the long term.
Details
Of course, it is now a ball toss and you cannot queue up at the RDW tomorrow to get a personalized license plate. Harbers also sees some obstacles on the road, but 'we will see about that'. Of course, several options are possible without having to change the entire system. (through NOS)
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