Add extra driving licence categories
You already have a driving licence, for example for a passenger vehicle. Do you want to add another category to your driving licence, for example to drive a motorcycle? Then you need to renew your driving licence. Your new driving licence will include the extra category.
- You are registered in the Municipality of The Hague
- You must turn in your old driving licence when you get a new one.
Citizenship requirements
To obtain a Duch driving licence, you must meet 1 of the following requirements:
- 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 of Switzerland.
- You have a valid residence permit.
- A Begin link: valid form of identification, end link. and your current driving licence.
Is your driving licence still valid and clearly readable? Then you may use it as a valid form of identification as well. The municipality will verify the authenticity of your identity documents. - A passport photo.
Strict requirements apply to the passport photo. Read these requirements on the Begin external link: website of the Government of the Netherlands(External link), end external link..
The Central Office for Motor Vehicle Driver Testing (CBR) will automatically send the declaration of additional categories to the municipality. This takes 1 working day.
Online
Read how you can Begin link: renew your driving licence online, end link. . You can also watch the instructional video on the Begin external link: YouTube channel of the RDW(External link), end external link..
You can only apply online with the Begin external link: DigiD ap(External link), end external link.p and a smartphone with NFC reader. This telephone is an Android version 7.0 or higher or an iPhone 7 or higher (iOS version 13.2).
The RDW will notify you when you can collect your driving licence. Pick up your driving licence yourself. You can pick it up at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office without an appointment. You choose the location when you apply. Take your current driving licence with you. You will have to turn it in.
At a municipal counter
You can apply for your driving licence in person at a municipal counter. Make an appointment online.
- renewing a driving licence: € 51.10
- renewing a driving licence, expedited: € 51.10 + € 39.65 = € 90.75
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.
- Online: 2 working days. The RDW will send you a notification that you can pick it up.
- At a municipal counter: 5 working days.
- Do you need your driving licence quickly? Use the expedited procedure. You will receive your licence after a maximum of 2 working days (if you apply before 14.00 hrs.). This procedure is more expensive.
Heavy vehicle driving licence (truck or bus)
- Does your current driving licence have the category C, C1, C1E, CE, D, D1, D1E and/or DE (heavy vehicle driving licence)?
These categories will have the same period of validity on your new licence as on your current one. To extend these categories, you will need a Certificate of fitness. Make sure to apply for this on time because it can sometimes take a few weeks to get it. - Would you like to extend all the categories on your new driving licence?
Apply on time for a Certificate of fitness for the categories C, C1, C1E, CE, D, D1, D1E and/or DE at the CBR (Begin external link: www.cbr.nl(External link), end external link.). - The categories for trucks and buses could have a shorter validity than the categories A or B. This depends on when you obtained the categories. Consult the Begin external link: website of the RDW(External link), end external link..
- Information about code 95 and the expired exemption for drivers born before 1 July 1955 can be found on the Begin external link: website of the CBR(External link), end external link..
Also see Renew driving licence