{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19/annex-I/part-B/division-2/division-2.4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19/annex-I/part-B/division-2/division-2.4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/19",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 19/2011 of 11 January 2011 concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer’s statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-19",
  "path": "annex/I/part/B/division/2/division/2.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The VIS shall consist of eight alphanumeric characters, capital Roman letters or Arabic numerals, of which the last four shall consist of digits only.\nIt shall provide, in conjunction with the WMI and the VDS, clear identification of a particular vehicle. Any unused space shall be filled in with the digit ‘0’ in order that the total number of characters required shall be 8.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/19/annex/I/part/B/division/2/division/2.4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:23.233048+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}