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Driving on the Other Side of the Road.
As a retired dealer formerly I specialised in left hand drive cars, particularly 4x4, (Land Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser, Nissan Patrol and other four wheel drive vehicles) and have been trading in mainland Europe for over 20 years.
I also have experience in other makes of left drive cars, such as Mercedes, BMW, VW, Citroen, Peugeot, Audi, Renault, Ford, Jaguar, Opel, Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Smart, Mini, numerous American cars, diesel cars, motorhomes, trucks, vans and commercials, plus various other manufacturers.
A few years ago (2005), road taxes also changed in the Netherlands. It had been possible for anyone to have a 4x4, which if it was prepared as a commercial vehicle, ( i.e. removing some of the seats, blanking out side windows plus other changes) then it was taxed at around a fifth of the regular road tax. In the Netherlands, where the road tax is based on weight, it meant that the tax on a Land Rover Defender of around 2 tonnes weight would work out at around 360 euro per year instead of around 1350 euro.
A tightening of the rather lax regulations, meant that the owners of these commercial 4x4 had to have a VAT (BTW) registered business to qualify for the reduction. This wiped out hundreds if not thousands of owners eligibilty. This meant that there was a glut of such vehicles and there was a sharp drop in prices. Land Rover 130 crewcabs were especially affected, with many bargains to be found.
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