Recently, a new regulation came into effect at the RDW, whereby it is mandatory to submit Part 1 registration when applying for a new registration, if the vehicle in question was previously registered in another EU member state. For many modern vehicles, that is no problem and the complete number plate can be submitted. With classics, however, this can cause problems. Not only when you have a beautiful car in mind abroad, but perhaps even have been restoring for years to a car or motorcycle that no longer has any papers.
In practice it means that Part I of the foreign registration certificate must always be present. The same applies to Part II, as far as it has been issued. The RDW no longer makes exceptions for, for example, foreign damaged vehicles and historic vehicles. Without Part I, the application will not be processed. Is there a Part I but no Part II? In that case, the vehicle can only be registered if the authorities of the Member State where the vehicle comes from give explicit permission. The handling can therefore take longer.
Reason enough for a large part of the Netherlands, the classic enthusiasts, not to be happy with that. Many classics that are no longer on the road and that are in a collection somewhere in some EU member state, are no longer provided with all papers. The FEHAC is also aware of this, which was not informed of this arrangement in advance and was completely excluded as a regular consultation partner from these parties. The FEHAC responds: “This regulation means a concrete attack on the preservation of the mobile heritage, for which the FEHAC has been committed for 35 years. And from an unexpected angle. "
The FEHAC has since contacted the RDW and trusts that the measure will be canceled with regard to historic vehicles and that it will continue to be possible to place old-timers in the Netherlands without all official documents from other EU countries in the Netherlands in the future. .
We will keep you informed.