The diesel zone in the centre
Utrecht has an environmental zone (milieuzone) in the city centre. Diesel cars need at least emission class 5 to enter it. Petrol cars are not affected.
Requirements for passenger cars (Gemeente Utrecht, in Dutch)Selling your car in Utrecht
Utrecht sits in the middle of the country, at the centre of the Dutch rail network. Many people here hardly need a car, and it ends up parked far more than it is driven.
Selling a car in Utrecht
Utrecht University, the Utrecht Science Park and the hospitals bring in a steady international population that stays for a few years and then moves on. A car bought in the first month is often sold in the last.
The streets inside the old centre are narrow and parking is regulated, so a car here quickly becomes a monthly cost. Usually nothing is wrong with the car. It is simply no longer worth what it costs to keep.
Cars that stand still develop problems of their own: a flat battery, old tyres, an APK (the Dutch roadworthiness test) that expired without anyone noticing. None of that stops us making an offer, and it is rarely worth paying to fix before you sell.
Worth knowing in Utrecht
Local rules change, so check the municipality's website for anything official. Each note links to its source.
A car that mostly stands still
Tell us roughly when the car last ran properly. It changes little about the offer and a lot about how we collect it.
Short ownership
If you only had the car for a year, bring whatever paperwork came with it, even if there is not much. What matters is that the car is registered in your name and that you have both parts of the registration code (tenaamstellingscode).
Where we collect in and around Utrecht
We arrange the collection with you anywhere in Utrecht and the towns around it. If the car is parked in the centre, in a permit zone or in a garage under a block of flats, tell us when you ask so we can plan for the street.
Neighbourhoods and areas
- Binnenstad
- Utrecht Oost
- Lombok
- Kanaleneiland
- Overvecht
- Tuindorp
- Leidsche Rijn
- Vleuten
- Utrecht Science Park
Towns nearby
- Nieuwegein
- Zeist
- Houten
- De Bilt
- Maarssen
- IJsselstein
If your street or town is not on these lists, you can still ask for an offer. We buy cars in every province.
Questions from sellers in Utrecht
My car has not been driven for months. Can you still collect it?
Yes. Tell us when it last ran, whether the battery is flat and where it is parked. If it does not drive, we arrange a collection that does not depend on it driving.
My diesel may not enter the Utrecht centre. Does that lower the offer?
The zone limits where the car may drive, and we take the emission class into account like any other detail of the car. You can still sell it.
Do you buy cars without a valid APK?
Yes. The APK is the Dutch roadworthiness test. You do not need a new test before you sell the car to us. Tell us when it expired or what it failed on.
What do I need to ask for an offer?
Your number plate (kenteken) and the mileage. We look up the make, model, year and fuel in the Dutch vehicle register. You do not need any paperwork until the handover.
Get an offer for your car
Enter your number plate and mileage. Asking is free and you are not committing to anything.