NaTIS is an acronym that stands for National Administration Traffic Information System. A NaTIS document is essentially your car’s birth certificate; it is the vehicle registration certificate. However, it is not uncommon for you to have never seen it or even be aware that it exists! When a vehicle is registered at any traffic and licencing department, a vehicle registration certificate is issued. Vehicle registration documents were previously given to the vehicle owner when the vehicle was registered, even if the vehicle was financed by a bank or another financial institution. Due to an increase in fraud, a new licencing system was implemented in 1996, requiring that the NaTIS be kept by the bank financing the car until the vehicle owner settles the vehicle finance account or trades in the vehicle at a dealer and the dealer settles the account.
The registration document includes not only the name of the vehicle owner, but also the name of the finance company or bank that is financing the vehicle, also known as the titleholder. While the vehicle is being financed, the NaTIS or vehicle registration document is kept by the titleholder and is only released when the finance account is paid in full.
The contents of a registration certificate
Licensing department is the registering authority.
The register number is distinct from the licence number. This is a vehicle’s most important identity number in the NaTIS system. If a vehicle’s registration number is currently recorded as ABC123Z, it will remain the same 20 years later, even if the vehicle has changed ownership 100 times. This is not always true when it comes to the licence number, VIN, or engine number. The register number, unlike the VIN, engine, and licence numbers, is not visible on the vehicle. It is a component of the NaTIS system and can be found on a vehicle registration certificate or a licence disc.
The VIN is the vehicle identification number. This number is assigned by the manufacturer and corresponds to the chassis of the vehicle. It may identify the design of the vehicle, the factory that built or assembled the vehicle, the date the vehicle was completed, or a batch number. Every VIN is unique and rarely changes, but there are a few possibilities:
To make a correction in the rare case where it was accidentally recorded incorrectly.
If the car is stolen and recovered, and an official determines that it was tampered with. They may stamp a new number on the vehicle’s body known as a police number. This new VIN may begin with AAPV.
If the VIN is damaged and no longer legible in the area where it is stamped or engraved.
If the VIN does not match the NaTIS, you are in trouble. On several transactions, the VIN is cross-checked. If you intend to buy a vehicle, be a cautious and cautious buyer by always checking the VIN number. If it doesn’t match, get out… fast!
Engine identification number: This is also determined by the engine manufacturer. The engine number on the certificate corresponds to an engraved or stamped number on the engine’s sub-assembly, and it, like the VIN, is cross-checked against the car’s papers on certain transactions. If a sub-assembly is replaced, the engine number may change. The necessary procedures must be followed in order for the new number to correspond with the NaTIS system, the registration certificate, and the licence disc.
