Renew driving licence if damaged or unreadable
Is your driving licence damaged? Or has it become unreadable? Apply for a new or replacement driving licence at the municipality. A replacement driving licence is valid until the same date as your old driving licence.
Are you applying for a new driving licence? Then the same conditions apply as they would to Begin link: Renew a driving licence, end link. .
Citizenship requirements
To get a driving licence, you need to meet 1 of the following conditions:
- You are a citizen of 1 of the Begin external link: EU countries(External link), end external link., Begin external link: EEA countries(External link), end external link. or Switzerland.
- You have a valid residence permit.
You are not allowed to drive without a valid driving licence. You are only allowed to start driving a motor vehicle again when when you have a replacement or new driving licence.
- your damaged or unreadable driving licence
- a Begin link: valid form of identification, end link.
- a passport photo. There are strict requirements for passport photos. Read these requirements on the Begin external link: website of the Government of the Netherlands(External link), end external link..
For everyone who has passed the driving test in the Netherlands.
- application for driving licence: € 52.10
- application for expedited driving licence: € 52.10 + € 39.65 = € 91.75
These fees must be paid upfront when you submit your application. You can pay in cash or use a bank card at City Hall Spui. You can only use a bank card at the Leyweg City Office. Unfortunately it is not possible to pay with a credit card.
- 5 working days.
- Do you need your driving licence quickly? Then use the expedited procedure. You will get your licence after a maximum of 2 working days (if you submit the application before 14.00 hrs.). This procedure is more expensive.
- Apply for your driving licence in person at the Public Service counter at Begin link: City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office, end link. . You can make an appointment for this online.
- Pick up your driving licence in person at the city office where you applied for it. You must collect it within 3 months after applying for it. After that the document will be invalidated and the municipality will be obliged to destroy it. You will then have to apply and pay for it again.
- Are you applying for a new driving licence? Are you not yet 65? Then your new driving licence will usually be valid for 10 years.
- Are there Begin link: health requirements, end link. ? Then you need a medical examination.
- Are you applying for a replacement driving licence? This driving licence will be valid until the same date as your old driving licence.