# Commission Decision of 9 November 2007 adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register provided for under Articles 14(4) and (5) of Directives 96/48/EC and 2001/16/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 5357) (2007/756/EC), Division 3.4: Historical records

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

All data in the NVR must be retained for 10 years from the date of withdrawal of a vehicle registration. As a minimum, data must be available online for the first 3 years. After 3 years, data may be kept either electronically, in paper form or in any other archiving system. If at any time during the 10-year period an investigation involving a vehicle or vehicles is started, data relating to these vehicles must be retained beyond the 10-year period if so required.
After withdrawal of a vehicle registration, any of the registration numbers assigned to the vehicle must not be assigned to any other vehicle for 100 years from the date the vehicle is withdrawn.
Any changes in the NVR should be recorded. The management of historical changes could be addressed by IT solutions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/756/annex/division/3/division/3.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-756/annex/division-3/division-3.4
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