How do I know a taxi in Amsterdam is licensed?
Check the plate first: Dutch rules require every legal taxi to carry a blue license plate and an on-board computer, and its rates must be on a tariff card readable from inside and outside the car. The licensed company’s P-number — a P followed by 4, 5 or 6 digits — appears on the taxi information card and on the receipt the driver must offer you, and in Amsterdam a taxi taking passengers from a rank must also belong to an approved taxi organization (TTO).
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Pre-booked instead of picked at random: Schiphol → any Amsterdam address
| Option | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Class, Schiphol → any Amsterdam address | €90 | E-Class, EQE, EQE SUV, BMW i5, BMW 5 Series · up to 3 passengers, 3 bags |
| Van Class, Schiphol → any Amsterdam address | €125 | V-Class, EQV · up to 7 passengers, 7 bags |
| First Class, Schiphol → any Amsterdam address | €140 | S-Class, EQS, EQS SUV, BMW i7 · up to 3 passengers, 3 bags |
| Mercedes-Maybach (Ultra), Schiphol → any Amsterdam address | €250 | Maybach S-Class · up to 2 passengers, 2 bags · confirmed by dispatch, not instant |
Before pickup, My Ride shows your chauffeur’s name, the car and its license plate, so you can match the plate at the curb. Prices are per car, not per person, with 9% Dutch VAT included, and the same day and night. Booked less than 12 hours before pickup: +10%. At Schiphol the first 60 minutes of waiting are free, elsewhere 15 minutes; after that waiting is charged per minute at the class's hourly rate (Business €65 an hour). Free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup.
Five things a legal Dutch taxi has
| What to look for | Where | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Blue license plate | Front and back of the car | Required on every legal taxi |
| On-board computer (BCT) | Inside, near the driver | Required on every legal taxi |
| Tariff card | Behind a window, readable from inside and outside | The rates may not exceed the national maximum at ranks and street hails |
| P-number of the company | Taxi information card and the receipt | Issued with the taxi license; you can look it up in Kiwa Register’s list of license holders |
| TTO sign (Amsterdam ranks) | On the car | Drivers who are not in an approved taxi organization may not take passengers from an Amsterdam rank |
From the Dutch government’s taxi pages and the transport inspectorate (ILT), checked September 2026.
Before you get in
- Use a rank or a booking. At Schiphol, follow the signs and floor stickers to the official stand in front of Schiphol Plaza.
- Look at the plate. Blue means a registered taxi. A regular yellow plate on a car offering rides is a warning sign.
- Read the tariff card. Or agree a fixed price before the door closes.
- Keep the receipt. It carries the P-number and the details you need if something goes wrong.
Related questions
What does a Dutch taxi driver have to carry?
A driver card (chauffeurskaart) issued by Kiwa Register on the government’s behalf. It works as the driver’s ID for taxi work and is only issued after a taxi diploma and a certificate of conduct.
How can I check who owns a taxi after the ride?
Use the P-number on the receipt: the transport inspectorate says passengers can look it up in Kiwa Register’s overview of license holders, which is useful for a complaint.
How do I know a pre-booked car is the right one?
With AmstelCab, My Ride shows the chauffeur’s name, the car and its plate before pickup. If anything does not match, don’t get in; call dispatch on +31 6 85141194.
Where do I complain about an Amsterdam taxi?
First to the driver or the taxi company, which must reply within 6 weeks. If that fails, most companies are members of the Geschillencommissie Taxivervoer, an independent disputes committee.
Sources
- Rijksoverheid — “Extra kwaliteitseisen gemeenten aan taxi’s” (blue number plate, on-board computer, TTO in Amsterdam) (checked September 24, 2026)
- Rijksoverheid (Dutch government) — “Wat zijn de tarieven voor een taxi?”: 2026 maximum taxi tariffs (checked September 24, 2026)
- ILT (Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate) — taxi transport licence and P-number (checked September 24, 2026)
- ILT — becoming a taxi driver: diploma, certificate of conduct, driver card (chauffeurskaart) (checked September 24, 2026)
- Rijksoverheid — “Hoe kan ik een klacht indienen over een taxi?” (checked September 24, 2026)
- Schiphol — “Taxi to or from Schiphol airport” (Internet Archive copy of July 6, 2026) (checked September 24, 2026)
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