One Mr. Blijdatikrij, an online spare parts provider from the Netherlands, imported a Tata Nano into his country and got it registered privately for use. They spent 2400 Euros to buy the car, another 625 to transport the car into the Netherlands and another 600 euros to upgrade the car to comply to the standards of the land.
The car has now been deemed safe to ply on the Netherlands roads by the RW (Rijksdienst voor het wegverkeer), the NL authority to homologate foreign cars.
This will serve as a boost to Tata's efforts to make a EU compliant Nano and go on sale in the European market. The Nano's universal appeal of a safe, comfortable and economical mode of private transport will help Tata turn around the Nano story.
