Vehicle registration plates of the Netherlands are vehicle registration plates issued by the Dutch national road traffic agency, the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer (RDW).
RDW vehicle registration plates are assigned bearing the same "number" (a sequence of characters composed of letters and digits) as that shown on the vehicle's registration document. The numbering scheme used bears no relation to the place of a vehicle's registration or ownership, and numbers – which are issued in strict time order – identify the vehicle, not its owner. Thus if a vehicle changes ownership the registration number remains unchanged.
Read more about Vehicle Registration Plates Of The Netherlands: Earlier Schemes, Numbering Schemes, Other Formats, Special-use Licence Plates, Recent Changes
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