Is this really every car?

It is the newest registrations from the full national register, newest first. The register itself holds every plated vehicle in the Netherlands; this shows the flow into it.

Why are some colours listed as N.v.t.?

That is Dutch for “not applicable”. Commercial vehicles and trailers often have no single registered colour, so the register records none and the saver draws a neutral dot.

Yes. It comes from The RDW open vehicle register, served through the Dutch national open data platform. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.

Does it cost anything or need an account?

No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.

Does the register show who owns each vehicle?

No. The open dataset is a set of technical vehicle data keyed by licence plate, not a list of owners.

Can I reuse the data?

The RDW publishes the main dataset under a CC0 licence, which places it in the public domain for reuse.

Registered In The Netherlands Screensaver

The Registered In The Netherlands screensaver streams the newest entries in the Dutch national vehicle register: make, model, body type and the officially recorded colour of each vehicle put on a plate. The RDW publishes the whole register openly, one row per licence plate, updated daily. It runs in the browser with nothing to install; press ESC to exit.

How the Registered In The Netherlands screensaver works

The saver reads The RDW open vehicle register, served through the Dutch national open data platform.

No account and no key: the request goes straight from your browser, or from this site's own refreshed copy of the feed where the source does not allow browser access.

Values are drawn on a canvas that resizes with the window, so it works on a laptop or a wall display.

If the source is unreachable the saver says so on screen rather than showing stale numbers as though they were current.

The RDW register and what it records

The RDW, short for Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, is the Dutch road transport authority. It maintains the national vehicle register, the Kentekenregister, and publishes technical data on licensed vehicles as open data under a CC0 licence. The main set, Gekentekende_voertuigen, has one record per licence plate and is accompanied by several related sub-sets, such as fuel and body type (carrosserie).

Records carry technical and descriptive fields such as make, trade name, body type, fuel and colour, along with dates such as when a vehicle was first admitted. Field names are in Dutch, and dates in the main set are stored as plain YYYYMMDD strings alongside timestamp versions. That structure makes the data a popular source for analysts, car-history websites and journalists.

The open data describes vehicles, not their owners. A registration date is also not the same as a sale date, since vehicles can be imported used or re-registered. Looking at a flow of entries can show the mix of what is registered, but a small sample cannot stand in for market statistics.

A worked example

Each row shows a coloured dot matching the registered colour of the car, the make and model, the body type and the registration date. It is a plain readout of what the country actually bought yesterday — a Fiat Panda, a Toyota Proace van, an Audi A4 — rather than a manufacturer's sales claim.

Settings & tips

Accent and Background recolour the display without changing the data.
Add it to a Multi-view grid to watch it alongside other live savers.
Press ESC at any time to leave fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Is this really every car?: It is the newest registrations from the full national register, newest first. The register itself holds every plated vehicle in the Netherlands; this shows the flow into it.
Why are some colours listed as N.v.t.?: That is Dutch for “not applicable”. Commercial vehicles and trailers often have no single registered colour, so the register records none and the saver draws a neutral dot.
Is this real data?: Yes. It comes from The RDW open vehicle register, served through the Dutch national open data platform. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.
Does it cost anything or need an account?: No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.
Does the register show who owns each vehicle?: No. The open dataset is a set of technical vehicle data keyed by licence plate, not a list of owners.
Can I reuse the data?: The RDW publishes the main dataset under a CC0 licence, which places it in the public domain for reuse.

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