High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dutch vehicle registrations are issued by the national road traffic agency, the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer (RDW). Vehicle registration plates are assigned bearing the same "number" (an index mark made up of letters and digits) as that shown on the vehicle's registration document. The numbering scheme used bears no relation to the place of a vehicle's registration or ownership, and numbers which are issued in strict time order identify the vehicle, not its owner. Thus if a vehicle changes ownership the registration number remains unchanged. However, any technical changes to a vehicle that require it to be re-registered result in the issue of a new registration document and, with it, a new number.