Discovery notice - NEVDIS

The National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System (NEVDIS) has a planned outage affecting Discovery on Thursday 14 August 2025 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Canberra time).    

NEVDIS data in Discovery is test data and does not reflect production data. It is intended to help PPSR users test VIN or chassis number functionality, including vehicle stolen or written-off status.  

During this outage:    

  • Discovery searches using a VIN or Chassis will not include NEVDIS information  
  • Discovery registrations using a VIN or Chassis will not include NEVDIS information. 
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The steps in the process are:

1
Search certificate details
2
Payment
(if applicable)
3
Download certificate
 

Reissue search certificate

Users can request a search certificate to be reissued below by specifying a search certificate number. This enables users to obtain another copy of a search certificate previously issued. PPSR will not perform the search again.

For further information, please see Glossary - search certificate number.


 
Required
I declare that I have read and accepted the Personal Property Securities Register General Conditions of Use, and acknowledge that:
  1. knowingly providing false or misleading information or producing a false or misleading document to a person, including the Commonwealth, can amount to an offence under the Criminal Code (Cth).
  2. use of the Personal Property Securities Register and information from that Register otherwise than is authorised by the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) could involve conduct that amounts to an offence and / or expose me to potential civil penalties and / or liability for damages and may involve interference with the privacy of an individual in breach of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).