Extend export insurance without driving back to our Hengelo desk

At our desk in Hengelo you left with white plates, a Green Card and 14 days of cover. If things then drag on abroad, extending does not mean another trip to the Slachthuisweg. What you would have put on the desk, you now send as a photo or PDF; the rest is done by message, email and bank transfer, wherever you are.

Worth knowing up front: the insurance gets the extra time, the Dutch export registration does not. We are an RDW-approved export company rather than an insurer. Your request goes to our insurance partner, and the extension only goes ahead once the insurer approves.

Typical reasons to extend

• Registration in the destination country drags on: the vehicle still needs an inspection, the registration office has no earlier appointment, or paperwork is missing.
• Transport to the destination runs late.
• The buyer still needs some time.

Not sure 14 days will be enough? Message us now rather than on the final day.

Where the extension stops

The extra 14 days apply to the insurance. Everything else stays as it was:

• Nothing changes on Dutch roads. From deregistration the vehicle has 14 days on Dutch public roads, or fewer if its roadworthiness test (APK) expires sooner. That RDW rule does not shift with the insurance. When those 14 days begin is explained under Dutch export plates; the RDW's English guide to exporting a vehicle sets out the export rules.
• 14 days over and the vehicle still in the Netherlands? Driving it on Dutch roads is then no longer allowed; it can only be moved on a trailer or car transporter.
• Once over the border, the local rules count. Each country has its own rules for vehicles on Dutch export plates. Look them up for the vehicle's current location before driving on beyond the first 14 days. Policy and Green Card set out the countries and drivers covered; for the Green Card system itself, see the Council of Bureaux.
• No gap between the two periods. Make sure the new period begins where the current cover stops. Missed the end date? We can still arrange an extension if the insurer agrees, for example for a vehicle whose APK or technical inspection has not expired. Until that new cover starts, the vehicle is uninsured and has to stay parked.

What to send instead of coming to the desk

• the registration number, the same one that is on your white plates;
• your current Green Card or policy (a sharp phone photo or a PDF);
• the last day of your current cover;
• where the vehicle stands today, and its destination;
• the policyholder's details, and the driver's if that is someone else.

Step by step, without the desk

1. Message us on WhatsApp at +31 6 38199986, email info@autoexporthengelo.nl or use the form further down this page. Send photos with the WhatsApp button in that form, or by email.
2. We check your request and put it to the insurer; once it agrees, we confirm that to you together with the price.
3. You pay by bank transfer, only after that confirmation. A no from the insurer costs you nothing.
4. New papers by email: once you have paid, expect an email with the new Green Card and insurance certificate, PDF included, usually within 15 minutes. That is your Green Card extended for the next 14 days.

Close to Hengelo after all? Then our desk at Slachthuisweg 135 is an option as well, where the Green Card paperwork is usually done within 15 minutes. Prefer to talk first? Call or WhatsApp us; office hours are on the contact page.

What an export plate insurance extension costs

An extension of 14 days costs from €120; for a heavy or non-standard vehicle it can be more. We always confirm the price for your vehicle in advance.

Still need more time after that? Extend again the same way, by another 14 days; again the insurer decides, and approval is never certain.

Insurance arranged by another company?

Got your plates and cover somewhere other than our Hengelo desk? You can still extend with us. We arrange new insurance for two weeks that starts where your current cover ends, provided the insurer agrees. The 14-day cover we arrange at our desk is explained on our export insurance in the Netherlands page.

Request your extension

The form below is already set to 'Extend export insurance'. Type in the registration number and use the message box for the vehicle's location and the date your cover ends or ended. Right under that box is the 'Send photos and documents by WhatsApp' button for your Green Card or policy. If your name and registration number are already filled in, the WhatsApp message picks them up automatically. Email works as well.