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<!-- //i'm hitching over from NL to DE every week, ==== Personal Experiences ===="I hitch hike a huge amount in the Netherlands and nearly nobody it is afraid that i have drugs with mealmost always successful...//To get to [[Germany]] can be a bit difficult As stated above, because some people are afraid they could get managers in trouble if petrol stations sometimes ask you have marijuana (legal in small portions in to leave the Netherlands) or other drugs main forecourt. This has been happening with you. Howeverincreasing frequency to me at Shell stations in particular, but I have not experienced this at any other petrol company (they are usually more than happy if you're not on I politely ask where I could stand without being a motorway you can walk over the border and get another ride behind itnuisance). ".-->
== License plates ==In the Netherlands"Having had 307 rides from Dutch motorway petrol stations, license plates do I have been asked not contain any marking about where to talk with drivers on the car comes from, but it does indicate the age of the car forecourt three times (although not in a straightforward wayat stations operated by Shell). Often thoughMuch more often I have gotten positive gestures from employees and occasionally they offered me a drink, the name and the city of the garage where the car was bought is indicated just under the license plate on the backside of the car. On busy petrol stations this may be useful information to look out fora snack, as it may indicate where people are driving to. A normal license plate has three blocks of black letters or numbers on a yellow background. Every block consists of two letters or two numbers ride (so in total six letters and numbers!)or cardboard. Since 2007 a new series of license plates Staff in Germany is in use for the newest vehicles existing of a combination of three letters in the middledefinitely friendlier though.. Taxis' license plates have a blue background. The license plate of old timers is very dark blue with white letters. The number of cars with such license plate or yet another kind is very limitedRespect and politeness are keywords."
See [http://trashwiki.org/en/Netherlands trashwiki] for info on dumpster diving for free food in the Netherlands. == Links = Maps ===* [http://wwwThe Dutch road service organisation '''ANWB''' has stores all over the country, mostly in the bigger cities.franknatureHere you'll find all sorts of road maps.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.htm Hitchhiking in Most importantly though, they have an excellent road map of the Netherlands]available for free. Officially these are exlusively for members, by [[User:Fverhart|Frank Verhart]]but it won't be hard to persuade them to give a free one to a hitchhiker.* [http://www.liftershalteThis map shows you all the motorways, secondary roads, motorway exits and petrol stations.info Liftershalte], hitchhiking spots in the Netherlands Don't waste money on a map.* [http://www.liftpunt.tk Liftpunt], discussion forum about hitchhiking in Dutchget this one! You'll recognise the map by the name '''Routekaart Nederland''' and the ANWB logo.
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|language = Dutch, Frisian
|capital = [[Amsterdam]]
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// this information seems to be quite ineffective in terms of multimedia use. I even can hardly imagine how these sign look like. Alternative: Make a picture and put in in here ;) Any other ideas? // -->
Since 1991 Dutch students have a card providing them with free public transport (either on weekends or during the week), so hitchhiking is not as popular as it used to be. In some university towns there are still official [[liftershalte]]s, '''official hitchhiking spots'''. The current government intends to make an end to free public transport for students from the beginning of 2016.
Other good places are petrol stations along the motorways and the entrances to the motorway from larger cities (when there is a stopping space such as an emergency lane). On such a place the average waiting time is 5–45 minutes (same as Germany). A major difference with [[Germany]] is that many lifts are not longer than 50 km.
At petrol stations you should definitely try to talk to people, which will probably work out fine if you don't dress up like a hippie. Many people will not stop their cars if you stand with the board but will take you if you ask them in person (which is a general hitchhiking principle). Try to speak in Dutch or English. French and German often work too, but not as effectively. Most likely the Dutch people will avoid you while speaking in German. In the Netherlands, there are as well a lot of seasonal workers and immigrants. There are particularly a lot of people from Poland and Bulgaria. Thus, it is fairly easy to get a lift for instance straight to Poland if you know the language or are communicative enough to sway Polish people to take you.
Sometimes the petrol stations workers tell you to not ask people in front of the shop directly. You can then hitch at the exit of the station which is mostly just as good but as its disadvantages of course.
== License plates ==
[[File:HitchDelft.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[User:Mdsmendes|Mdsmendes]] hitching in the Netherlands]]
In the Netherlands, license plates do not contain any marking about where the car comes from, but it does indicate the age of the car (although not in a straightforward way). Often though, the name and the city of the garage where the car was bought is indicated just under the license plate on the backside of the car. On busy petrol stations this may be useful information to look out for, as it may indicate where people are driving to. A normal license plate has three blocks of black letters or numbers on a yellow background. Every block consists of two letters or two numbers (so in total six letters and numbers). Since 2007 a new series of license plates is in use for the newest vehicles existing of a combination of three letters in the middle. Taxis' license plates have a blue background. The license plate of old timers is very dark blue with white letters. The number of cars with such license plate or yet another kind is very limited.
=== Useful tips ===
* Download and print [http://www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike_cardboards_NL.pdf 42 ready made hitchhiking signs] for easy hitchhiking all accross across the Netherlands!* Use of Internet PCs in every city library, for a small price, . Also you can find lots of public wi-fi networks that you can connect your laptop with for using the internet.
* When hitching in the Netherlands for a longer period (or when you're living there), it's advisable to get a ''chipkaart'' This is a lot cheaper than buying a one way-ticket or day-ticket on the bus or tram. See for all info http://www.ov-chipkaart.nl/?taal=en
** '''The old ''Strippenkaart'' isn't be available anymore any more as of November 2011. The two options now are the new ''chipkaart'' or the new tickets called ''Gemakskaart'', which is are way more expensive than the old ''Strippenkaart''.'''
* Banks and supermarkets often have free coffee and sometimes even cookies.
* 'Lefier' (or local job-centres) have free coffee and sometimes jars of free chocolates and mints.
* Some employees of petrol stations may tell you not to hitch in front of the station, where the pumps are. Finding a ride at the parking lot, or thumbing where the back of the station starts is typically not a problem (but can be). Keep petrol station employees for friends and avoid starting unnecessary discussions.* Shell has internal guidelines to only allow customers on their property. A hitchhiker may therefore be asked not to talk with drivers in the forecourt of the station, but this rarely happens. If this happens, buy a coffee or inexpensive whatever-bar, and ask for the receipt. This will formally make you a customer!:: <b>Dutch Hall of Shame</b> of petrol stations where hitch-hikers have been asked not to talk with costumers on the forecourt: Service station Kloosters (Shell), A59, Tilburg --> Eindhoven ([[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] was asked once out of 4 times), other hitch-hikers have also been asked not to talk with costumers '''Winner of Most Unfriendly Petrol Station Award in the Netherlands''': Service station Swentibold (Shell), A2, Maastricht --> Eindhoven ([[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] was asked once out of 6 times): Service station Haarrijn (Shell), A2, Amsterdam --> Utrecht ([[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] was asked once out of 7 times)* When using trains in [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]], you can always may be able to travel at a discount rate (-40%). This works as following: Everyone carrying Travelling with a printed ticket is no longer possible. Every traveller needs to have an OV-Card chipcard to use public transportation. You need to active "Samenreiskorting" (public transport cardtravel together reduction) can bring three people on your OV-chipcard. The procedure is described [http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/ov-chipkaart/menu-ov-chipkaart/travelling-with them at a discount rate. Just get into -the train after buying a discount -ov-chipkaart#travelling-with-an-ns-season-ticket -holder on the website of NS (Dutch railways)]. If you have activated this and ask the first young person if checked in with 40% reduction you can ride 'travel together with another traveller with them'. They usually won't mind and will be interested an "NS abonnement" (NS season ticket holder), so you need to hear your storiesfind somebody who has one, ideally before departure of the train. '''Be aware that this This is only possible valid on weekdays after 9.09:00 on weekdays. On weekends and during the weekend without limitation (however, there are no limitationsseveral types of season tickets nowadays, and some of them do not qualify for discount during the afternoon rush hours).'''
== Food Resources =={{nomadwiki}}* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/467054706678994/ Facebook group Hitchhiking in Belgium and the Netherlands]* [Filehttp:HitchDelft//www.franknature.nl/hitchhike/hitchhike.jpg|thumb|left|250px|htm Hitchhiking in the Netherlands], by [[User:MdsmendesFverhart|Mdsmendes]] hitching in the NetherlandsFrank Verhart]].The Netherlands are one of the rare countries where you can find a cheap pot of 'Peanut Butter' (''pindakaas''), which is a nutritious item that you can easily carry in your backpack* [http://www.nederlandlift. Alsonl/ Nederland Lift], you can find campaign to promote hitchhiking as a tube daily means of 'mayonnaise' and 'ketchup' sauce (''Zaanse saus'') for transport.* [[Hitchhiking_in_the_Netherlands_Survey|Survey about 30 cents, which last long without needing to be refrigerated and are great supplements to sandwiches or ''friet'' (as it avoids having to pay hitchhiking in the 50 cents sauce at the ''snackbar'' (or sometimes ''frituur'' or ''frietkot'', especially in Belgium) when ordering a snack).Netherlands]]
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