# Kenteken Intelligence

> Free Dutch license plate lookup with RDW vehicle data, tax classification, and AI-native APIs.

Kenteken Intelligence is a free tool for checking Dutch license plates (kentekens). It provides:

- **Vehicle data** from RDW Open Data (CC-0): make, model, body type, colour, registration date, engine, fuel type, emission class, catalogue price, BPM.
- **APK status**: MOT expiry date, validity status.
- **Tellerstandoordeel**: official RDW odometer plausibility judgement.
- **Bijtelling tax classification**: 2026–2027 rules for company car tax (bijtelling). Covers youngtimer (15–25 yr), EV (17% rate), PHEV, and conventional (22% standard).
- **Decision trace**: full rule-graph traversal showing how the tax classification was determined.
- **2027 projection**: whether the vehicle will lose or gain tax status when rules change January 2027.

## Key Dutch vehicle tax rules (2026–2027)

- Standard bijtelling rate: 22% of catalogue price.
- EV reduced rate: 17% on first EUR 30,000 (until end of 2026).
- PHEV: standard 22% rate (no EV discount).
- Youngtimer: vehicles 15–25 years old → 35% of daily market value.
- Classic: vehicles over 25 years → exempt from bijtelling.
- 2027 changes: EV discount ends, youngtimer threshold shifts from 15 to 16 years.

## API access

- REST API: `GET /v1/vehicles/{plate}`, `POST /v1/reports`
- OpenAPI docs: https://kenteken.binary.tools/swagger-ui.html
- OpenAPI JSON: https://kenteken.binary.tools/v1/api-docs

## MCP tools (Model Context Protocol)

AI agents can connect to this server's MCP endpoint for structured vehicle data:

- `lookup_vehicle(plate)` — full vehicle data + tax assessment + decision trace
- `estimate_bijtelling(plate)` — tax engine only, returns status + projection + trace

## Pricing

- Tier 0 (free): RDW data, APK, odometer, tax classification, decision trace.
- Tier 1 (EUR 9.95): mileage history, owner count, APK history.
- Tier 2 (EUR 24.95): damage records, import check, market valuation.

## Contact

Website: https://kenteken.binary.tools