EReg - The Vehicle and Driving Licence Chain

Administration
The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs.

Certificate of Destruction (COD)
A type of document issued for a vehicle by an authorised organisation after scrapping the car. The certificate of destruction is often needed to de-register a car.

Changes of ownership
Vehicles which are already registered in and get another owner. And since you have a registration of the holder as well maybe you can differentiate this in this subject

Changes to the vehicle
Changes to the car itself, for example: change of the engine, power source or colour.

Changes of holder data
Changes of the holder of the vehicle, which is not necessarily the owner of the vehicle. The holder can be a natural person of a legal entity.

Commissioning
Admitting a vehicle to traffic. This often refers to re-registration after a temporary suspension.

Decommissioning
De-registration of a vehicle from traffic. Depending on the country this can be temporary (see suspension) or final.

Density of Vehicles
Number of vehicles of category M1 and N1 per inhabitant.

De-registration
End of the registration of a vehicle, either because of export or because of demolition of the vehicle.

Document
When used in ‘The Vehicle Chain in Europe’ this refers to the Vehicle registration document or driving licence.

Driving Licence
A document authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle

Driving Licence Chain
The chain of (mainly administrative) activities and procedures involved in and connected to the driving licence.

End-of-life vehicle (ELV)
A vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC

Enforcement
Usually stated as Law enforcement. Making sure rules are abided, and if not taking corrective measures.

EReg
The Association of European Vehicle and Driver Registration Authorities (EReg). EReg is a European cooperation dealing with subjects concerning registration and documentation of vehicles and drivers. More information is available on www.ereg-association.eu

EUCARIS
EUropean CAR and driving licence Information System. EUCARIS is a unique system that provides opportunities to countries to share their car and driving licence registration information, helping to fight car theft and registration fraud. EUCARIS is developed by and for governmental authorities. More information is available on www.eucaris.net

Examination
Testing if people have the needed knowledge and abilities to drive a vehicle safely and according to the rules.

Export
To ship a product outside a Member State to another Member State of to a country outside the European Union. (Opposite of import.)

First Registration
The first time a vehicle is registered during it’s life-time. (If a vehicle has been registered before in an other (Member) State, and is imported this is referred to as re-registration)

Import
To have a product shipped into a Member State from another Member State country or from a country outside of the European Union. (Opposite of export.)

Insurance
Insurance is a policy from a large (financial) institution that offers a person, company, or other entity reimbursement or financial protection against possible future losses or damages.

Licence number
Official number identifying an official document. In ‘The Vehicle Chain in Europe’ this number refers to the number stated on the vehicle registration plate or the number on the driving license.

Licence plate
See Vehicle Registration plate

Licensing
The granting of permission to use intellectual property rights, such as trademarks, patents, or technology, under defined conditions.

Licensing Authority
European (governmental) organisations responsible for the licensing processes regarding vehicles and driving licences.

Member State
Refers to “member state of the European Union”. This is a state that is party to treaties of the European Union (EU) and has thereby undertaken the privileges and obligations that EU membership entails. http://europa.eu/

NorType
The NorType project is cooperation between Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. The purpose of the NorType project, which started in the beginning of year 2000, is to have a common registration of European Whole Vehicle Type Approval Information, and to distribute it to
participating countries, over the Internet, through a password protected website or via XML.

Number plate
See Licence plate.

Offence
Not abiding the rules (a crime less serious than a felony).

Periodical Tax
Tax which is paid periodically. (For example each year.)

Periodical Technical Inspection
Visual and/or instrumental verification of compliance with technical specifications, which is periodically executed.

Provisional Driving Licence
A temporary driving licence which is only issued under certain circumstances and which has adjusted regulation compared to the normal driving licence.

Registration
The filing process an authority performs, in accordance with regulations. This process enables the authorities to confirm that the registered item (vehicle, driving licence) meets all the regulatory requirements.

Registration Authority
European (governmental) organisations responsible for the registration the licensing processes regarding vehicles and driving licences.

Registration Fee
The price which has to be paid for the service of registering a vehicle.

Regulation
A principle, rule, or law designed to control all processes related to vehicles and driving licences.

Re-registration
Re-registration means to re-file a registration because an event triggering re-registration has occurred. In the Vehicle Chain in Europe often is referred to the re-registration of vehicles after export/import or suspension.

Registered motor vehicles
Motor vehicles of category M1 or N1 of which all technical details are in the data-bases of the registration authorities.

Supervised Driving
Driving under the supervision of an authorised person. In some countries this is allowed for a specific period of time if both driver and supervisor meet certain requirements.

Suspension
(Temporary) postponement of the obligations concerning holder ship of the vehicle, for example tax and insurance, because the vehicle is temporary out of use. During suspension vehicles are not allowed to be in traffic.

Tax
A fee charged ("levied") by a government on a product (car), or activity (driving, road usage).

Technical Inspection
Visual and/or instrumental verification of compliance with technical specifications.

Tracing
‘The Vehicle Chain in Europe’ refers to tracing as the discovery and description of the course of development regarding to offences.

Training
The process of bringing a person to an agreed standard of driving proficiency, by practice and instruction.

Type approval
Type Approval is granted to a vehicle that meets a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements. Directive 2007/46/EC establishes a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles) rules approval schemes of the new motor vehicles and their trailers in the European Union

Unique Tax
Tax which has to be paid only once during the time the vehicle is registered.

Vehicle
Any vehicle designated as category M1 or N1 defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel motor vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC, but excluding motor tricycles

Vehicle Chain
The chain of (mainly administrative) activities and procedures involved in and connected to vehicles from legislation to destruction.

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
A Vehicle Identification Number, sometimes incorrectly referred to as VIN number, is a unique serial number used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles

Vehicle registration
The compulsory registration of a vehicle with a government authority. Vehicle registration's purpose is to ease government regulation, punishment, or taxation of motorists or vehicle owners

Vehicle registration Document
A document giving identification details of a motor vehicle, including its manufacturer, date of registration, engine and vehicle identification number (VIN), and sometimes the owner's name.

Vehicle registration plate
A rectangular, usually metal plate that bears a sequence of numbers, letters, or both and is issued by a government to identify an officially registered vehicle

Withdrawal
The act or an instance of retracting or revoking a driving licence.

The Vehicle and Driver Chain in Europe

This is the tenth edition of the ‘Vehicle and Driver Chain in Europe’.

The report is published every four years by the Association of European Vehicle and Driver Registration Authorities (EReg). The main goal of ’The Vehicle and Driver Chain in Europe’ is to share knowledge and to facilitate cooperation between the registration authorities and their partners by sharing insight in the developments and processes related to the vehicle and driver chain in the European countries. This report is a reading document as well as a reference base for any party interested in the work of the vehicle- and driver registration authorities in the European countries. The report has been compiled with the input from various participating countries across Europe, which updated their country profile on the Vehicle Chain website for this edition.

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