, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
Part II
A Survey of Vehicle and Driving Licence Procedures
7th edition, 2011
Participating countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Gibraltar
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
Introduction
In 2001, the management of the RDW in The Netherlands put forward its initiative for The Vehicle
Chain survey, describing the tasks and activities of the registration authorities in Europe. A lot of
our sister organisations shared the same need for more insight into the way that other vehicle
registration authorities are structured and the way they perform their tasks. Since then, The Vehicle
Chain report was issued every one or two years, giving participating countries the possibility to
update their data and adding new countries to the existing edition each year.
We have now arrived at 7th edition of The Vehicle Chain in Europe. This edition is the fist edition
which is published under the authority of EReg. This issue of The Vehicle Chain report has
contributions from 22 countries of which 19 are part of the European Union. Three new countries
were added since the previous edition of The Vehicle Chain: Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland. Unlike
in the 2008 edition of The Vehicle Chain report, there is no contribution of France since no updated
information was received since the edition in 2006. The information about Italy is the same
information as in 2008, since no new information was received either.
After the 2008 edition of The Vehicle Chain in Europe a survey under the contributing countries has
been done. This survey has resulted in several points of improvement, like the suggestion of a ‘A
Vehicle Chain Dictionary’ and additional information on number plates have been added. Some
other suggestions will be implemented in the next edition of the vehicle chain, like the integration of
the results of the EReg Topic Groups. Another development is the realisation of an online version
of The Vehicle Chain report which will allow participating countries to update their information
constantly. EReg will work on this online version in the next year.
Similar to the 2008 edition the report consists of two parts. The first part is the general section
which gives a broad overview of the structure and working methods of the vehicle chain in Europe.
In this part, the different approaches of the activities performed by the registration authorities in
Europe are analysed and compared. The second part of the report (which you are reading now)
contains the country reports of all participating organisations. In this part, the participating countries
describe the situation of their country in more detail.
Through EReg - the Association of European Vehicle and Driver Registration Authorities - the
registration authorities are cooperating with each other on several important subjects, such as
international data exchange, the third directive on driving licences, the chip on the driving licence
and the re-registration of vehicles within the European Union. Besides being a general source of
information, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011 report is also a way to help the registration
authorities in their cooperation. The report is created from the enthusiastic contributions of all our
colleagues across Europe who updated their information for this edition. Hopefully, you will enjoy
reading and using this document.
Both parts of the report are available as electronic documents on the public part of the EReg
website, www.ereg-association.eu
EReg,
May 2011
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The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
Part II
A Survey of Vehicle and Driving Licence Procedures
7th edition, 2011
Participating countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Gibraltar
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
2
, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
Introduction
In 2001, the management of the RDW in The Netherlands put forward its initiative for The Vehicle
Chain survey, describing the tasks and activities of the registration authorities in Europe. A lot of
our sister organisations shared the same need for more insight into the way that other vehicle
registration authorities are structured and the way they perform their tasks. Since then, The Vehicle
Chain report was issued every one or two years, giving participating countries the possibility to
update their data and adding new countries to the existing edition each year.
We have now arrived at 7th edition of The Vehicle Chain in Europe. This edition is the fist edition
which is published under the authority of EReg. This issue of The Vehicle Chain report has
contributions from 22 countries of which 19 are part of the European Union. Three new countries
were added since the previous edition of The Vehicle Chain: Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland. Unlike
in the 2008 edition of The Vehicle Chain report, there is no contribution of France since no updated
information was received since the edition in 2006. The information about Italy is the same
information as in 2008, since no new information was received either.
After the 2008 edition of The Vehicle Chain in Europe a survey under the contributing countries has
been done. This survey has resulted in several points of improvement, like the suggestion of a ‘A
Vehicle Chain Dictionary’ and additional information on number plates have been added. Some
other suggestions will be implemented in the next edition of the vehicle chain, like the integration of
the results of the EReg Topic Groups. Another development is the realisation of an online version
of The Vehicle Chain report which will allow participating countries to update their information
constantly. EReg will work on this online version in the next year.
Similar to the 2008 edition the report consists of two parts. The first part is the general section
which gives a broad overview of the structure and working methods of the vehicle chain in Europe.
In this part, the different approaches of the activities performed by the registration authorities in
Europe are analysed and compared. The second part of the report (which you are reading now)
contains the country reports of all participating organisations. In this part, the participating countries
describe the situation of their country in more detail.
Through EReg - the Association of European Vehicle and Driver Registration Authorities - the
registration authorities are cooperating with each other on several important subjects, such as
international data exchange, the third directive on driving licences, the chip on the driving licence
and the re-registration of vehicles within the European Union. Besides being a general source of
information, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011 report is also a way to help the registration
authorities in their cooperation. The report is created from the enthusiastic contributions of all our
colleagues across Europe who updated their information for this edition. Hopefully, you will enjoy
reading and using this document.
Both parts of the report are available as electronic documents on the public part of the EReg
website, www.ereg-association.eu
EReg,
May 2011
3
, The Vehicle Chain in Europe 2011
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