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TAIEX SEMINAR ANKARA
SEPTEMBER 2006
Directive 1999/37/EC
Registration Documents
Graham Williams
Brief History of Registration in UK
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1903 - Local Authorities made responsible for vehicle
licensing
1910 - Road Fund Licence introduced as form of
vehicle taxation
1969 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (later
DVLA) established in Swansea
1969 - Network of Local Offices starts operating
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Responsible for maintaining the driver and
vehicle register which holds the records for 65
million vehicles
Collects and enforces payment of Vehicle
Excise Duty (VED) for UK
Last year they collected £4.9 billion
Employs 4000+ staff in Swansea and 1,500 in
40 offices around the UK
DVLA
Swansea
European Legislation
Vehicle registration
certificates
harmonised by
Directive 1999/37/EC
Directive 1999/37/EC
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Requires Member States to issue a
harmonised registration certificate for all
vehicles registered from 1 June 2004;
A common format to help with the
identification of vehicles in international
traffic
Directive 1999/37/EC
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Allows the new certificates to be accepted for
re-registration throughout the EU
Will make it easier to re-register vehicles
when citizens relocate to other Member States
from their country of origin
Directive 1999/37/EC
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Will improve the functioning of the internal market
Easier to understand documents and check rightful
ownership where vehicle has been registered in
another MS
Easy check of driving licence against registration
certificate to help with implementation of Directive
91/439/EEC
Directive 1999/37/EC
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The UK has been issuing registration certificates
in the new harmonised format since 1 January
2004
Was 6 months before the implementation date of
1 June 2004
Enabled us to iron out potential problems
DVLA produced their Registration
Certificate in 5 Steps
Step 1 - Interpret Directive
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Compare Directive with current domestic
requirements
Interpret the codes used in the Directive
Clarify requirements with Commission
Step 2 – Consult on Optional Data
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Consult with over 500 DVLA customers and
stake holders including motor manufacturers
and trade representatives
Consultation document made available to
general public via DVLA website
Responses collated and analysed
Step 3 - Design Certificate
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Decide what data to include and exclude
Consider DVLA operational requirements
Decide on size of the Certificate within
Directive requirements
Strike a balance between requirements and
space constraints
Conduct Focus Groups to gauge opinions.
Step 4 - Produce the final design
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Final designs produced
Sent to the Commission for clearance
Commission recommendations implemented in
the final design
Step 5 - Issue Certificate
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Certificate issued by DVLA to vehicle
keepers
The finished article
Vehicle & Keeper details
Amendment Jan 2004
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Annex 1 amended
Option included to use smart card or paper
document
Specification of smart card included
Member States examining options
Common in Asia (e.g. India)
UK
TAIEX SEMINAR ANKARA
SEPTEMBER 2006
Directive 1999/37/EC
Registration Documents
Graham Williams