Insuring one-day-old license plates

You need to insure your one-day registration plate if you drive your car to the RDW inspection station yourself. Insurance for your day registration plate is of course only valid on the day of the inspection. Once your car has been inspected and has a Dutch license plate, you can take out a regular car insurance. The insurance is only valid in the Netherlands. If you want to drive the car from abroad to the Netherlands, you have to inquire in the country concerned if and how you are allowed to drive the car there.

If you drive a car on public roads, you are legally obliged to have this vehicle insured against the risk of third-party liability (WA). If you cause damage with your vehicle to third parties, this insurance pays the damage to the injured party or parties. With most insurers it is not possible to take out a regular third-party insurance policy on the basis of a one-day registration plate. We therefore have a car insurance for 1 day.

Alpina.nl offers you the possibility to insure the one-day registration plate temporarily. With this temporary insurance, the vehicle is provided with third-party coverage during your drive to and from the RDW inspection station.

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How does a one-day licence work?

The one-day license plate is a special license plate that is valid for one day only. You can use this license plate to drive an imported car to an RDW inspection station. If you bought a car abroad, it does not yet have a Dutch license plate. Without Dutch license plates you cannot get car insurance, but without car insurance you are not allowed to drive the car on public roads. You can drive the car on a trailer to the inspection appointment, but of course it is easier if you can just drive it. By means of a one-day license plate, you can still insure the car and thus be allowed to drive it to the appointment.

How long does it take to apply for a one-day licence?

The application for a one-day license plate may take a few days, but it will be sent as soon as possible. You apply for a one-day license plate when making your inspection appointment at the RDW. You will then receive a one-day registration certificate via a link. You must arrange for the number to be placed on your license plates yourself. So you will not receive a license plate.

Through our site you can insure your one-day license plate directly online and pay the premium via iDeal. Once the payment is received by us, the insurance certificate will be sent by e-mail. The one-day license plate insurance can be renewed 1 time against payment. The effective date can be in the future, but not more than 90 days.

Single-vehicle insurance conditions

When you have bought a car abroad and want to import it into the Netherlands, the car must undergo an inspection at one of the RDW inspection stations. You can have your car transported on a trailer or car ambulance or you can drive your car to the inspection station yourself.

If you transport your car to an inspection station yourself, you need to apply for a free one-day registration certificate from the RDW at the time you make an appointment for the inspection examination. This application may take a few days. Once you have received the one-day registration certificate (black letters on a white plate), you must mount it on the car and drive to the inspection station with it.

Please note! This registration number is only valid in the Netherlands and only on the day of the inspection.

How much does a one-day licence cost?

Applying for a one-day license plate costs nothing. You can apply for a one-day registration plate free of charge at the RDW when making your inspection appointment. You then have to take care of a license plate and insure the car afterwards. At Alpina, you can easily take out your one-day registration plate insurance. First, apply for your plate at the RDW. Then, in a few minutes, you can take out your one-day insurance with us.

The license plate for a one-day registration also does not have to cost anything. You may also make the license plates yourself. For example, you can use a piece of white cardboard, on which you put the license plate with an indelible black marker. One condition is that the license plates must remain legible even in bad weather.