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Driving on the Other Side of the Road.
But, this is in the past. Now as in Germany, the market in the Netherlands has settled down and things are back to almost as they were before. There are no real bargains as such and if there are they will not be around for long.
It should also be noted that in the Netherlands there is another tax on non commercial vehicles (called personnewagens), which is a one off payment from when the car is new, of around 40% of the vehicles new sale price, including all options. It is not reclaimable, except for newer vehicles which were first registered October 2006 and thereafter.
This means that generally in the Netherlands, regular LHD cars are significantly more expensive than elsewhere in Europe, until they get to around ten years old then they more or less fall in line with other countries. This is because the Dutch are not so keen on older vehicles, which means that if they want to sell older cars, they have to look to export them, so the price has to be competitive with neighbouring countries. Commercial vehicles however, are generally cheaper than the surrounding countries and there are a few good buys around.
Another influence on the price of left drive cars is from the ex Soviet block countries. The further east you go the higher the price as there is more demand. But that does not mean that the Polish for example will not be seen in the UK buying RHD cars, because the price is a lot cheaper. They will take them back to Poland and then convert the car, truck, 4x4 or van from right hand drive to left hand drive and still make a profit.
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