# drivingschools.nl > English-language tools for people in the Netherlands with a foreign driving licence: can I drive here, until when, can I exchange it (omwisselen) or must I take the Dutch CBR exams, and what does each route cost. Every verdict comes from deterministic rules in versioned JSON files (rules version 1.2.2, verified against the official RDW and CBR pages on 2026-09-02). No accounts, no server-side storage: a visitor's answers live only in the URL fragment of their result link. Audience: expats, international students and knowledge migrants. Plain English; Dutch terms are glossed. ## Pages - https://drivingschools.nl/ — the licence checker entry (pick your licence country). - https://drivingschools.nl/check — four questions → your exact end date, route (exchange or CBR exams) and a priced roadmap. Results are shareable links; nothing is stored. - https://drivingschools.nl/exchange/ — index of 255 countries and territories, grouped by rule class (EU/EFTA · agreement countries and the Dutch Caribbean · everywhere else). - https://drivingschools.nl/exchange/ — one page per country: can it be exchanged, how long you may keep driving, what to do, with RDW sources. - https://drivingschools.nl/cost — the same flow, entered from the price question. - https://drivingschools.nl/rent-a-car — renting or sharing a car on a foreign licence: which providers accept which licence (their own conditions), and why the licence stops being valid on day 185 even though the desk still hands over the keys. - https://drivingschools.nl/how-we-verify — the method: sources, dates, the monthly re-check, where the usual assumptions were wrong. - https://drivingschools.nl/result-link — how to build a link that opens someone's verdict: the URL-fragment keys, their values, worked examples. ## Rules the site applies (each with an official source on the page) - Non-EU licence, registered at a Dutch address (BRP): you may drive for 185 days from registration, then you need a Dutch licence. Source: https://www.rdw.nl/en/driving-licence/foreign-driving-licence/driving-with-a-foreign-driving-licence - EU/EEA/EFTA licence: valid in the Netherlands up to 15 years from its issue date (5 years for truck and bus categories), if the licence itself is still valid; exchangeable at the gemeente for all categories without exams. - Exchange without exams is possible for EU/EFTA licences, licences from the RDW's agreement countries (listed categories only), the Dutch Caribbean, and for anyone with a valid 30%-ruling (expat scheme) decision from any country. Source: https://www.rdw.nl/en/driving-licence/foreign-driving-licence/exchanging-a-foreign-driving-licence - Everyone else takes the CBR theory exam (the car theory exam is available in English; other categories are Dutch or with an interpreter) and a practical exam. ## Official 2026 fees used on the site - Health declaration (Gezondheidsverklaring): €46.90 (source: https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/nl/tarieven-2026, verified 2026-09-02) - CBR car theory exam in English: €57.00 (source: https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/nl/tarieven-2026, verified 2026-09-02) - CBR car practical exam: €143.50 (source: https://www.cbr.nl/nl/service/nl/nl/tarieven-2026, verified 2026-09-02) - Municipal licence fee, national maximum: €53.65 (source: https://vng.nl/nieuws/rijbewijstarief-2026, verified 2026-09-02) Lesson counts, course prices and interpreter agency fees are market estimates and are labelled as such on the pages. ## Machine-readable data (static JSON, same build as the pages) - https://drivingschools.nl/rules/index.json — the entry point: every rules file with its version and verification date, the per-country pattern, and the terms of use. - https://drivingschools.nl/rules/.json — the rules files themselves: jurisdictions, validity_rules, exchange_rules, fees, retest_assumptions, next_steps, exam_requirements. Every entry carries its official source URL and verified date. - https://drivingschools.nl/exchange/.json — the country page as data (verdict, categories, the two answers, a worked date computed by the engine, cost table, timeline, common mistakes, sources). Each country page links its JSON twin with rel="alternate". - https://drivingschools.nl/rules/result-link.json — the result-link format: to open a person's verdict, send them to https://drivingschools.nl/check#c=&iss=&brp=registered:|not_yet|visitor, optionally &exp=&cat=&x=. The verdict is computed in the visitor's browser; the fragment is never sent to a server. ## How to cite Cite the page URL and the rules version shown at the foot of every page. Corrections: hello@drivingschools.nl. The rules change log is maintained in the repository and shown at the site's /changelog page. This site is guidance, not legal advice; the RDW checklist is the authority: https://www.rdw.nl/en/driving-licence/foreign-driving-licence/exchanging-a-foreign-driving-licence