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Number of vintage cars up by a quarter in last five years
The Netherlands now has more classic cars – cars that are 40 years old or more
Motor vehicles admitted; type, age class, 1 January
Active motor vehicle fleet as of January the first Vehicle age
Adjustment of heating values and C02 petrol and diesel
Paper Adjustment of heating values and C02 petrol and diesel
Prices frequent purchases rise less rapidly than prices infrequent purchases
Prices of frequently bought goods and services have increased less rapidly since July 2013 than prices of goods and services Dutch consumers buy only rarely. In the prior four years the situation was...
More new cars exempt from BPM
Last year, 206 thousand new passenger cars were sold which were exempt from BPM (tax on new passenger cars and motorcycles), i.e. more than 3.5 times as many as in 2009. Government revenues from BPM...
Cars average 37 kilometres a day
In 2010 Dutch passenger cars averaged 13.3 thousand kilometres a year in the Netherlands and abroad. This is 2.1 percent less than in 2009.
Companies own fewer cars
On 1 January 2011 fewer cars were registered in the names of companies than on 1 January 2010 when there had also been a year-on-year decline.
Regular-service bus fleet modernised
Public transport companies have recently modernised their bus fleets. On 1 January 2002, regular-services buses were on average 9.4 years old, the same age as tourist coaches.
Diesel fuel consumption dramatically down
For the fourth quarter running, diesel sales slumped in the second quarter of 2009 relative to the same period one year previously. A downturn of this magnitude only occurred once in the past.
Proceeds property transfer tax substantially down
In the first quarter of 2009, proceeds from the property transfer tax dropped by 0.7 billion euro, a decline by 30 percent relative to the fourth quarter of 2008. Proceeds have declined for more than...
More diesel fuel sold
In the first six months of 2008, the volume of diesel fuel consumed by road traffic vehicles increased by 3.5 percent relative to the same period in 2007.
Hefty increase in sales of biofuels
In 2007 2.8 percent of petrol and diesel sold in the Netherlands consisted of biofuels. This is substantially more than the 0.4 percent in 2006.
Consumption of renewable energy stable
Dutch consumption of renewable energy levelled off in 2007.
Company-owned cars cover more and more kilometres
Private cars registered in the Netherlands averaged nearly 14 thousand kilometres in 2006, an increase by more than 5 percent relative to 2001. Company cars in particular covered more kilometres.
Inflation climbs to 1.3 percent
Dutch inflation was 1.3 percent in September 2007, i.e. 0.2 percentage points higher than in August.