Netherlands - Report Lost Or Stolen Dutch or Foreign Driver License

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Procedure

Dutch driving licence

1. If you have lost your Dutch driving licence or it has been stolen, you can apply for a new one from the municipality in which you are registered.
2. If the licence has been stolen, you must report the theft to the police before you can apply for a new licence.
3. When applying, you will also need to present the required documents. The municipality will take your application into consideration and, if everything is in order, you will receive a new driving licence. Until then, you will not be allowed to drive because you are not in possession of a valid licence.
4. If you live in a country that is a member of the EU or the EFTA and your Dutch driving licence is lost or stolen, then you will have to apply for a (national) driving licence in your country of residence.
5. If you are not registered in the Netherlands and you do not live within the EU or in an EFTA country, you can contact the RDW for a new Dutch driving licence. You will have to enclose a lost driving licence declaration (verklaring vermissing rijbewijs) with your application form. The declaration and the application form can be obtained from the website of the Dutch Vehicle Licensing Authority (RDW).

Foreign driving licence

1. If you have lost your driving licence from an EU or the EFTA member state, Aruba or the former Netherlands Antilles, you need to supply an official police report and an official statement from the issuing authority.
2. You must also present the required documents. The municipality will then process your application. If the application is approved, you will receive a new driving licence for the normal period of validity.
3. If you have lost a foreign driving licence from a country other than an EU or EFTA member state, Aruba or the former Netherlands Antilles, you cannot apply for a Dutch driving licence. You will have to apply for a new licence in the issuing country.

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Required Documents

• Official Police Report
• Officail Statement from the issuing authority (for foreign)
• Passport photo
• Valid passport or Identity Card

Office Locations & Contacts

By telephone

Inside the Netherlands:

1400 (local rates)

Outside the Netherlands:

Please call +31 77 4656767 (regular call charges apply.)

The Public Information Service line is open on weekdays from 08.00 to 20.00 hrs. In case your question cannot be answered immediately, you will be referred to another government agency.

By email

Please follow the link

https://www.government.nl/contact/contact-form

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Validity

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