Division 1 DATAF1

United Kingdom

The data format of the national vehicle register (hereinafter referred to as ‘NVR’) is as follows.

The item numbering follows the logic of the proposed standard registration form in Appendix 4.

In addition, field(s) may be added such as comments, identification of vehicles under investigation (see Section 3.4), etc.

1.	F2Numeric identification code as defined in Appendix 6	Compulsory

For vehicle types authorised in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2008/57/EC.

Authorisation delivered in accordance with Chapter V of Directive 2008/57/EC or authorisation delivered in accordance with the authorisation regimes existing before transposition of Directive 2008/57/EC.
Content	Numeric identification code as defined in Annex P to the F3NTSN on ‘operation and traffic management’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘F4OPE NTSN’)
Format	1.1. Number	12 digits
Format	1.2. Previous number (if applicable, for renumbered vehicle)
2.	F5Safety Authority	Compulsory
Content	F6Safety Authority that authorised its placing in service
Format	F7. . .	. . .
Format	2.2. Name of F8Safety Authority	Text
3.	Manufacturing year	Compulsory
Content	Year in which the vehicle left the factory
Format	3. Manufacturing year	YYYY
4.	EC F9or UK reference	Compulsory (when available)
Content	References to the ‘EC or UK’ declaration of verification and the issuing body (the applicant)
Format	4.1. Date of declaration	Date
	4.2. EC or UK reference	Text
	4.3. Name of issuing body (applicant)	Text
	4.4. Registered business number	Text
	4.5. Address of organisation, street and number	Text
	4.6. Town	Text
	4.7. Country code	ISO (see Appendix 2)
	4.8. Post code	Alphanumeric code
5.	Reference to the F10UK List of Authorised Types	Compulsory ^f1
Content	Reference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from F11the UK List of Authorised Types; the reference is compulsory if the type is defined in the UK List of Authorised Types
Format	5. Reference allowing retrieval of the relevant technical data from the UK List of Authorised Types	Alphanumeric code(s)
5bis	Series	Optional
Content	Identification of a series, if the vehicle is part of a series
Content	5bis Series	Text
6.	Restrictions	Compulsory
Content	Any restrictions on how the vehicle may be used
Format	6.1. Coded restrictions (see Appendix 1)	Code
Format	6.2 Non-coded restrictions	Text
7.	Owner	Compulsory
Content	Identification of the owner of the vehicle
Format	7.1. Name of organisation	Text
	7.2. Registered business number	Text
	7.3. Address of organisation, street and number	Text
	7.4. Town	Text
	7.5. Country code	ISO (see Appendix 2)
	7.6. Post code	Alphanumeric code
8.	Keeper	Compulsory
Content	Identification of the keeper of the vehicle
Format	8.1. Name of organisation	Text
	8.2. Registered business number	Text
	8.3. Address of organisation, street and number	Text
	8.4. Town	Text
	8.5. Country code	ISO (see Appendix 2)
	8.6. Post code	Alphanumeric code
	8.7. VKM (if available)	Alphanumeric code
9.	Entity in charge of maintenance	Compulsory
Content	Reference to the entity in charge of maintenance
Format	9.1. Entity in charge of maintenance	Text
	9.2. Registered business number	Text
	9.3. Address of entity, street and number	Text
	9.4. Town	Text
	9.5. Country code	ISO
	9.6. Post code	Alphanumeric code
	9.7. E-mail address	E-mail
10.	Withdrawal	Compulsory when applicable
Content	Date of official scrapping and/or other disposal arrangement and the code for withdrawal mode
Format	10.1. Mode of disposal (see Appendix 3)	Two-digit code
Format	10.2. Withdrawal date	Date
11.	F12...	...
...	...
...	...	...
12.	Authorisation number	Compulsory
Content	Harmonised authorisation number for placing in service, generated by F13the Safety Authority
Format	12. Authorisation number	For existing vehicles: text For new vehicles: alphanumeric code based on EIN, see Appendix 2
13.	Authorisation of placing in service	Compulsory
Content	Date of authorisation for placing the vehicle in service ^f2 and its validity
Format	13.1. Date of authorisation	Date (YYYYMMDD)
	13.2. Authorisation valid until (if specified)	Date (YYYYMMDD)
	13.3. Suspension of authorisation	Yes/No

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Commission Decision of 10 February 2011 amending Decision 2007/756/EC adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register (notified under document C(2011) 665) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/107/EU).
F2: Substituted by Commission Decision of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC (notified under document C(2012) 8075) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/757/EU).
F3: Word in Annex s. 1 table item 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(a)(i)
F4: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(a)(ii)
F5: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(b)(i)
F6: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(b)(ii)
F7: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(b)(iii)(aa)
F8: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(b)(iii)(bb)
F9: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 4 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(c)
F10: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(d)(i)
F11: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(d)(ii)
F12: Annex s. 1 table item 11 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(e)
F13: Words in Annex s. 1 table item 12 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(f)

Footnotes

f1: For vehicle types authorised in accordance with Article 26 of Directive 2008/57/EC.
f2: Authorisation delivered in accordance with Chapter V of Directive 2008/57/EC or authorisation delivered in accordance with the authorisation regimes existing before transposition of Directive 2008/57/EC.