Renew driving licence
Your driving licence shows how long it is still valid. Has your licence expired? Then you are not permitted to drive. Renew your driving licence online and pick it up after 2 working days.
How it works
Check the conditions
Renew your driving licence online
Pick up your driving licence
Watch the video Renewing your driving licence online (YouTube channel of RDW)
Conditions
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You have a Dutch driving licence.
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You are registered in the Municipality of The Hague.
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Your driving licence has not been seized (taken) by the police. Read more on the website of the Government of the Netherlands.
Want to arrange something else?
1 new passport photo which meets all requirements
Have a passport photo taken in a photo booth or by a photographer recognised by the RDW. Use the Begin external link: RDW location finder(External link), end external link. (in Dutch) to find a recognised photographer. Take your current driving licence with you. You will sign your name and the photographer will send your passport photo and your electronic signature to the RDW. The signature will appear on your new driving licence.
A valid form of identification
Is your driving licence still readable? Then you can use it as an identity document. You must always take your current driving licence with you.
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 DigiD app
With Begin external link: ID check(External link), end external link.. Or you can log in using your Begin external link: Duch identity card or driving licence(External link), end external link. (with a PIN code).
Renew or extend your driving licence online
Do this on the website of the RDW. You will pay with iDEAL.
Problems applying? Make an appointment at a municipal counter
Are you unable to renew or extend your driving licence online? Visit the municipal counter at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office. You can collect it after 5 working days instead of 2 working days. Begin external link: Make an appointment(External link), end external link. to do this. You need to take a new passport photo which meets Begin external link: all of the requirements(External link), end external link., a valid form of identification, your current driving licence and your bank card. It is also possible to pay cash at City Hall Spui.
Need a driving licence quickly (at the counter)?
- Indicate this during your appointment at the municipal counter.
- Are you applying before 14.00 hrs.? Then your driving licence will be ready after 2 working days. For example: if you apply Monday before 14.00 hrs., you can collect it Wednesday.
- You will pay an extra fee for this.
- Regular
- € 51.10
- Expedited (at a municipal counter)
- € 90.75 (€ 39.65 extra)
- Online
- 2 working days. The RDW will send you a notification that you can pick it up.
- At a municipal counter
- 5 working days. The pick-up receipt will state when you can collect the driving licence.
- At a municipal counter, expedited
- 2 working days
- Pick up your driving licence yourself. Nobody else is allowed to do this for you.
- You can pick up your driving licence at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office.
- You can walk in anytime during the opening hours. You do not need an appointment.
- Take your pick-up receipt and your current driving licence. You will have to turn it in. If you lost your current driving licence, take a valid form of identification with you.
Begin link: Look at the opening hours for the city district offices, end link.
The driving licence shows the date it expires. Renew your driving licence before this date. Otherwise you will not be permitted to drive.
| Age | Validity of driving licence |
|---|---|
| 18 to 65 | maximum of 10 years |
| 65 to 70 | until your 75th birthday |
| 70 to 75 | maximum of 5 years |
| 75 and older | maximum of 5 years |
Sometimes a driving licence has a shorter validity. For example, because of a medical restriction or health condition, or for a heavy vehicle driving licence (for a truck or bus). More information can be found on Begin external link: rdw.nl(External link), end external link..
You need a health certificate if:
- you are 65 years or older and your current driving licence expires on or after your 75th birthday
- you are 75 years or older
- you have a driving licence with a shorter validity on medical grounds
- you want to renew a heavy vehicle driving licence (for a truck or bus)
- you have a medical restriction or health condition which could affect your driving ability
More information can be found on the Begin external link: website of the Central Office for Motor Vehicle Driver Testing (CBR)(External link), end external link..
Did a family member die? Then you must turn in the driving licence at the municipality. You can do this at the reception desk in City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office.
Do you live outside of the Netherlands? Apply for your driving licence on the Begin external link: website of the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW)(External link), end external link..