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Practical articles for international residents

The guides are written from official Dutch government and municipal sources.

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2026.10.31 Transport Cycling fines in the Netherlands in 2027: €180 for a phone, €130 for a red light, and how to pay or appeal Dutch cycling fines are set to rise by €5 to €10 from January 2027, but the amounts are not final yet. This guide lists 2026 and proposed 2027 fines, explains the CJIB letter, payment deadlines and surcharges, how to appeal to the OM, and the half-price rule for under-16s.
2026.10.30 Transport Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in the Netherlands: 185 Days, Documents and the €53.65 Municipal Fee (2026) A licence from outside the EU/EEA works in the Netherlands for 185 days after you start living here. This guide covers which countries can exchange without an exam, the documents, the RDW check, the municipal fee and the CBR exam route, checked on 30 October 2026.
2026.10.29 Transport Parking permits and car costs in the Netherlands: Amsterdam's 2027 increase, four cities compared, visitors and imports Amsterdam plans to raise resident parking permits by €10 to €15 a month from January 2027. This guide compares official permit prices in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht, explains waiting lists and visitor parking, adds up road tax, insurance, fuel and APK, covers registering a foreign car and BPM, and looks at living without a car. Checked 29 October 2026.
2026.10.28 Transport Dutch Train Engineering Works and Delay Refunds: How to Check Closures, Use Replacement Buses and Claim from NS October 2026 brought a full-day shutdown at Amsterdam Centraal and a nine-month closure between Alphen aan den Rijn and Bodegraven. How to find planned rail works, ride replacement buses, claim NS and regional delay refunds, use EU Regulation 2021/782, fix a missed check-out and rearrange your commute.
2026.10.28 Transport Night Trains from the Netherlands: Nightjet and European Sleeper Routes, Cabins, Prices, Booking and Your Rights (2026) A practical guide to the night trains that leave the Netherlands in 2026: where Nightjet and European Sleeper go, how long they take, what seats, couchettes, mini cabins and sleepers cost, when booking opens, what EU Regulation 2021/782 entitles you to when a train is late, and how the trip compares with flying.
2026.10.25 Transport Fatbike, e-bike and e-step rules in the Netherlands: 7 vehicles on the cycle path, and what changes in 2027 Dutch cycle paths now carry e-bikes, fatbikes, speed pedelecs, snorfietsen, Cantas, microcars and e-steps. This guide sets out helmets, licences, insurance, plates, ages and where each may ride, separates what is law from what is proposed, and helps parents decide before buying a child an e-bike or fatbike.
2026.10.23 Transport Dutch regional transport strikes (October 2026) and the 4.7% NS fare rise in 2027: what runs, refunds, and how to pay less The weekly regional bus and train strikes that began on 14 October 2026 were paused for two weeks on 21 October. Here is the situation as of 23 October, which operators stop and which keep running, how to check with 9292 and the NS app, what you can get back, and how to soften the 4.7% NS fare rise in 2027.