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’s-Hertogenbosch: around 162,000 inhabitants, the Binnenstad with its cathedral, the new Paleiskwartier and villages like Rosmalen. Residents' permit: €97.63 a quarter.

Nijmegen has nine districts from Centrum to Noord (Waalsprong), around 190,000 inhabitants and Radboud University. Register within five days.

Arnhem from Klarendal to Arnhem-Zuid: districts at a glance, parking permits and waiting lists, registration at the Stadhuis, waste charges and costs from Berlin.

Moving to Breda: districts from the Centrum to Ginneken, registering within 5 days, low-emission zone inside the Singel, 707 km from Berlin via Venlo – fixed price.

Moving to Berlin: the twelve boroughs at a glance, registration at the Bürgeramt within 14 days with landlord confirmation, no-parking zone via the borough with 4 weeks' lead.

Moving to Augsburg: 568 km from Berlin via the A9 and B2, parking ban with 21 days' lead time (€23 a day), districts from Pfersee to Haunstetten, registration in 2 weeks.

Amersfoort between the Koppelpoort and new builds: districts such as Bergkwartier, Kattenbroek and Vathorst, costs from Berlin, registration and old-town access.

Moving to Eindhoven: Strijp-S, Woensel, Gestel and Meerhoven at a glance, bollards and exemption permits in the centre, registration in 5 days – 648 km from Berlin.

The municipality of Tilburg has around 230,000 inhabitants and 13 districts – the Reeshof alone about 44,000. Residential areas, universities, employers and the Gemeente.

Utrecht for newcomers: Binnenstad, Wittevrouwen, Lombok and Leidsche Rijn, no parking fee while loading, road closure 10 working days ahead, gemeente slot in 5 days.

Moving to Dordrecht: Binnenstad, Stadswerven, Sterrenburg and Dubbeldam compared, RVV-Ontheffing for the removal van, registration – 728 km from Berlin.

Moving to Leiden: low-traffic Binnenstad with loading 4.30–11 am, neighbourhoods such as Merenwijk and Stevenshof, registering with the gemeente, 691 km from Berlin.