Tesla Cybertruck Spotted In The Netherlands With Albanian License Plate

Yiannimize has one

What is this new cybertruck vehicle I see

Probably the one from the rapper Kosso.

its still illegal. Driving a foreign registered car while being a citizen of the Netherlands is illegal. Registering one trough a foreign country via a shell company does not change that fact.

May probably went there to visit family/friends and get the servicing done. That’s what I would do if I had a cyber truck in Albania.

The driver could be Belgian or German.

Who said that the driver is not an Albanian citizen?

Wait, so if Dutch citizen rents a car in Germany, to go to Netherlands, thats illegal?

If they do so for a prolonged period of time, yes. Because you are not paying the road taxes and import taxes (bound to pollution for c02 emitting vehicles) that are required. [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/auto/vraag-en-antwoord/mag-ik-een-auto-met-een-buitenlands-kenteken-hebben](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/auto/vraag-en-antwoord/mag-ik-een-auto-met-een-buitenlands-kenteken-hebben)

[https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/](https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/)

He's not. He's a dutch citizen, thinking he found a loophole.

How do you know? Is he famous in NL?

Who said they are doing it for prolonged time?

[https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/](https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/) He's in the news, which is why he bought the thing in the first place. For publicity Also, cybertrucks are not legal in any EU states, they lack the required safety gear/form (for pedestrians) and have not been legally cleared for the roads here.

Surely they wouldn’t make the same mistake twice and risk seizure, and have a legal Albanian driver take it home, right? Right?

[https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/](https://www.oisterwijknieuws.nl/2024/12/rapper-kosso-rijdt-illegaal-rond-met-tesla-cybertruck/) He's a dutch citizen, lives here 50% or more of the time. Any cars he owns should be registered here.

I saw a model X today in Austin, Texas

> Also, cybertrucks are not legal in any EU states Obviously he got it registered in Albania, which is all that matters. I've driven my Canadian-plated vehicles through 58 countries around the world - I'm 100% it didn't comply with road standards in some of those countries - and it didn't have to. As long as it stays registered in it's home jurisdiction, as a tourist, you can drive a vehicle to almost any country in the world. I've just had my heavily modified 4x4 in Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and more. 100% legal. Registered and insured in Canada.

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Sure, but according to Dutch law, which he needs to follow, he needs to register his car in the Netherlands. The suggested belgium or german origin of the owner would just mean he need to register the car in those countries where its also not legal.

Sure, but that is a questions of residency and the Dutch applying Dutch laws. I met a guy driving a texas plated car that has had it in the EU for 7 years....

They just need to be modified in order to be road legal. I believe got done in Poland, a couple are going through the process in the u.k.

With that same number plate I think

European here. Tesla hate does not belong on this subreddit.

Suppose the driver is not the owner, what then? If I give my car to my friend in Japan, and he registers it, but I drive it in Belgium. What's the problem and to whom?

The requirements for a vehicle to be "legal" are far less strict when it is a person trying to do so for a single vehicle rather than a manufacturer trying to get licensed to sell thousands of them. Think of it like a classic car that you built back up yourself. You would not have to make sure it has all the safety features of a new vehicle today. There would be core requirements like airbag, seatbelts, proper lights and turn signals and stuff, etc. but like they wouldn't be checking crumple zones lol.

This is the one: https://youtu.be/91uWZmoSfMI?si=Ev3Qfl3RyEHyDP6k

Yanni’s almost definitely. And a lot of work done to it: https://youtu.be/91uWZmoSfMI?si=Ev3Qfl3RyEHyDP6k

ah so there is a named user. Got it - so he has plate that is valid in Europe, should not drive it as resident of NL (i guess). Is this a media problem because it is a a Tesla or? Because I am sure people do misuse the law like in other places.

License plate numbers don't seem to match though. Could've been changed of course

Haha probably. But I'm not sure how things in Europe work and if there are many other CTs with Albanian plates. Which is why I didn't say in my first post that it was actually his (since I could have been very wrong).

Driving a car that you did not register in the netherlands happens more than once. Driving a car that is a one-off for Europe due to not legally allowed (yet), happens a few times. Driving a cybertruck in .nl, thats a first. Driving it because you seek the attention (which is what the guy proclaimed he is doing, eg, building his brand) warrants you attention from the media, especially with the above facts combined.

True, but thats not the route this guy selected.

He could probably have tried that, where it not for him proclaiming he bought the car and drives it for publicity.

How can you read that?

It's simple, as a Dutch citizen you're not allowed to drive a car with a foreign license plate/registration in the Netherlands.

What a shithole lol

There is some ways to make them legal. Usually the Ukraine to Poland/Lithuania loophole is used. Basically they import them to Ukraine then drive them to Poland/Lithuania to transfer registration there. Because of the situation in Ukraine Poland and Lithuania exempt most legal requirements for cars with Ukranian registration so refugees dont have to lose their cars. This is how most “legal” cyber trucks made it into Europe

You think the Netherlands is a shit hole?

Pictures don't do justice how big this thing is

I can't really, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't start with 845 like Yanni's. This is something like 29xxx

I mean this is not a good source to state if someone is an Albanian citizen.

Really cool

I wish I had a Cyber Truck💓

You clearly don't understand the difference between a tourist and a resident. Being a tourist allows you to drive a car temporally in a country (usually 3 months) and then move on to another country in the same car - but if you are resident in a country then after usually 30 days driving a foreign car you must remove it or import/register it. And you can't as the Tesla truck is not approved.

The you will be found in Customs violation AFAIK.

I understand completely, given I've done it myself so many times. At this point it's simply up to the authorities if they want to do something about him being a resident and driving a vehicle registered in a different country.

Legally purchased, I'm sure

I don't like Tesla...but i don't hate them either...even a lot of Tesla owners hate this stupid thing... So calm down,no need to get too excited over a comment

Did you know it’s almost a foot shorter than a F-150 Lightning? And 5 inches narrower? 5’ smaller turning radius? Weighs hundreds of pounds less?

Also the car is illegal to drive around here. Sharp corners, no dent zones. Unsafe for pedestrians.

https://preview.redd.it/mhw7s22669ae1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=600dc57525434730ea59b99ae7fbef2c3fc1504b Drove past him today on the highway, Maastricht area. Also Albanian license plate, so probably the same car.

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Kosso lives in Belgium. Not sure if that makes a change with the regulations of the foreign plate

They are looking at tightening it to stop all the Ram pickups being imported.

Albanian license plate not Kosovo. It's a guy who lives in Tirana has been bragging about it for months as it is the first Cyber truck in Europe. EU countries don't allow it because of safety reasons.

Please read my comment again. :) Kosso is a rapper from the Netherlands.

Lol, I missed that completely for some reason. Anyway this guy is from Albania, apparently the only European country where you can register this big coffin. Or maybe somewhere else too I don't know.

I can confirm they’re importing cybertrucks like hot cakes in albania,they’re almost a dozen i think already which is a lot

It literally doesn’t need servicing that’s the point of EVs 🤦‍♂️,or at least it’s not a problem now that it’s new

Servicing is not “maintenance”. I mean if you like your cabin stinking because the hvac bag is full of moosh, or the front carrying arms (the twig thing) get bent, I won’t need servicing, right? What if your cameras or repeaters start faulting? Or your battery has abnormal stuff going on while it’s new? Maybe your cable harness is recalled in trunk? Or your rear windshield was faulty and needs to be replaced because it might shatter? These are all my experiences that got me to service centers far away. In my country of residence, there is no Tesla Service center and the closest one is 600km away. My insurance mandates I get the car get checked at its own dealer… So trip to Netherlands to see friends and family is nice and also gets me access to a service center.

I don’t see why not ship the parts from USA to Albania if there were these problems though,i don’t know about the insurance policies though

As a Dutch citizen living in the Netherlands, you may not drive a foreign car IN the Netherlands. It is a tax evasion countermeasure. Otherwise, everyone will be driving a foreign car.

> Who said that the driver is not an Albanian citizen?

Thats the thing, he does not live in the Netherlands.

I don't think you can because Albania basically copy pastes european law. This guy probably corrupted someone