Rules on registering an overseas bike in Netherlands

[ranarider]

Hey Guys,

I've just arrived in the Netherlands and I will be living here for the next 7 months. I'm looking for a bike to use for travels while I'm here and I've found a Yamaha TDM registered in Ireland.

What are the rules for using an Irish registered bike in the Netherlands? Am I able to use it here for 7 months or will I have to transfer the registration over to Dutch Road Authorities? If I have to transfer it over, how much would the bpm be for a 1500 euro bike?

Thanks in advance,

Mihir

[gusteru]

if you ask residence in NL you'll have to register and pay tax. for 7 months i wouldn'd do it, even as a resident.
https://www.rdw.nl/englishinformatio...s/default.aspx

[lmhobbs]

Can I suggest you do some gov web search or speak to the local office to ask as the penalties for operating an illegal vehicle on the roads in Europe can be quite tough. I don't know about Holland but here in the UK the vehicle will be confiscated on the spot and not returned to you until its legal and the fees mount by day, plus the hefty fines. If the local cops keep seeing your bike, foreign bikes are easy to spot, they will know you are not just visiting!!

[wheatwhacker]

Originally Posted by lmhobbs

Can I suggest you do some gov web search or speak to the local office to ask as the penalties for operating an illegal vehicle on the roads in Europe can be quite tough. I don't know about Holland but here in the UK the vehicle will be confiscated on the spot and not returned to you until its legal and the fees mount by day, plus the hefty fines. If the local cops keep seeing your bike, foreign bikes are easy to spot, they will know you are not just visiting!!

Ditto on that.

[Jervig]

3 answers but no an answer to the TS' question.

The EU principe is simple, registered in any EU country means you can register in any other EU country. No technical approval is needed for this, just an identification.

GRTZ,

JP

[ranarider]

Yeah I've emailed the RDW but I'm still waiting for a response. There's no RDW here in Tilburg and I went to the city hall here and no one could help me. Hopefully I hear back from RDW soon or I'm able to find a bike here in the Netherlands!

[BobFromAccounts]

Originally Posted by Jervig

3 answers but no an answer to the TS' question.

The EU principe is simple, registered in any EU country means you can register in any other EU country. No technical approval is needed for this, just an identification.

GRTZ,

JP

Sorry but I respectfully have to disagree there, I base this on my own experiences from moving a bike from England to Sweden.

The headlamp lens was for driving on the left, as it is in Ireland also, and had to be changed after which I needed an inspection certificate to prove that this had been done and the lamp was correctly aligned before the bike could be registered.

Obviously they checked the frame and engine numbers against the registration documents and required a valid test certificate from the country of origin.

If you don't have a valid test certificate you will need an EC certificate of conformity from the manufacturer before the motorcycle can be re-registered.

You just gotta luv bureaucrats