Amsterdam has a large and changing international population, and many people here end up with a car they hardly use. We buy it and handle the RDW transfer, all in English.
A car in Amsterdam spends much of its life parked. Street parking inside the ring costs enough to notice every month, many districts have a waiting list for a residents' parking permit, and most trips across town are quicker by bike, tram or metro. Many people who arrive with a car find they no longer need it within the first year.
Many cars for sale here are tidy hatchbacks with low mileage, second cars that stopped moving after a change of job, or family cars replaced by a lease car. Most are in good condition and simply no longer used.
The other common reason is leaving. A contract at the Zuidas ends or a family relocates, and there is a date by which everything has to be settled. The car is often the last thing on that list, so it helps to ask for an offer early.
Local rules change, so check the municipality's website for anything official. Each note links to its source.
Amsterdam has an environmental zone (milieuzone) for diesel cars inside the A10 ring road. Diesel cars with emission class 4 or lower may not enter it. Petrol cars are not affected. If you have an older diesel, it does not stop you selling the car, and it can make a sale the simplest option.
Diesel cars and the low emission zone (City of Amsterdam)A residents' parking permit is issued to you and linked to your number plate. After the sale, change the plate on the permit to your next car or end the permit, so you do not keep paying for it. The city refunds what you paid in advance, counted per full month.
Terminating a parking permit (City of Amsterdam)If you are moving abroad, try to sell before you deregister from the municipality (gemeente). A car still in your name after you have left is much harder to deal with from abroad, and the road tax keeps running until the car is transferred.
We arrange the collection with you, from your street, a car park or wherever the car is parked in Amsterdam and the towns around it. Narrow streets and canal sides are normal here. If the car is in an underground garage, behind a gate or in a courtyard that needs a key, tell us when you ask so we can plan access before the day.
If your street or town is not on these lists, you can still ask for an offer. We buy cars in every province.
Yes. The zone limits where an older diesel may drive, and the car can still be sold and transferred. Tell us where it is parked so we can plan the collection.
The permit is linked to your number plate. After the sale, change the plate to your next car or end the permit through the City of Amsterdam. Do this soon after the transfer so you do not pay for a car you no longer own.
Yes. Tell us about the garage when you ask for an offer: the address, how to get in and whether there is a height limit. We plan the collection around it.
Before you deregister from your municipality (gemeente), if you can. Selling while you still live here is simpler, and it stops the road tax and insurance on a car you no longer use.
Enter your number plate and mileage. Asking is free and you are not committing to anything.