On the instructions of the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport, Saïd Sayoud, the third phase of the nationwide rollout of the national vehicle registration information system is about to begin. This was announced this Wednesday in a statement from the ministry.
This reform, anticipated following the adoption of the new highway code, is part of a comprehensive modernization effort for the administrative and security framework governing road mobility. In this context, a coordination meeting took place at the ministry’s headquarters as part of the preparations for launching the third phase of the nationwide rollout of the vehicle registration information system. Held via videoconference in line with Minister Saïd Sayoud’s instructions, the session brought together officials responsible for monitoring the project at the wilaya level. As stated in the communiqué, it primarily focused on defining the necessary organizational and technical measures for launching this new phase of the project.
According to the same source, the goal of this third phase is to integrate, on a national scale, “all previously registered vehicles into the new IT platform,” drawing on the wilaya registration databases. Consequently, the meeting reviewed the examination and adjustment of a set of organizational and procedural measures aimed at ensuring the effective and complete nationwide rollout of the information system in question, guaranteeing the smooth operation of the process across the entire national territory, and improving the handling of registration files at the relevant services, the ministry communiqué noted.
The same source added that the session also provided an opportunity for wilaya representatives to exchange views, allowing them to raise the main concerns recorded, particularly those related to the two previous phases of the rollout of the national information system. These two phases, implemented respectively in May and October 2025, had covered vehicles imported by resident individuals that were less than three years old, as well as new vehicles imported by individuals, according to details from the ministry.
For context, last July, the General Directorate of Modernization, Documentation, and Archives at the Ministry of the Interior explained the adoption of the National Vehicle Registration File system, presented as the first step in establishing an integrated national vehicle management system. In this regard, the director general of the body, Amar Bouderbala, stated that this system fits within the national digital transformation strategy, in line with the guidance of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the instructions of the Minister of the Interior.
According to the same official, a unified and secure central digital platform has been developed for managing a centralized database, enabling automatic and instantaneous interconnection with various relevant sectors, including the National Security services, Algerian Customs, and the Ministry of Industry. “This interconnection aims primarily to reduce vehicle document forgery, simplify registration and ownership transfer procedures, and pave the way for future digital services in this sector,” he continued.
Still according to Amar Bouderbala, the system will ultimately allow tracking of vehicles from their entry into circulation until their definitive withdrawal, as well as connections with insurance companies, automatic infraction detection systems, and devices for searching vehicles reported by security services. He added that the system also relies on direct connection to the national civil status registry, automatic reading of national ID card data, and interconnection with the databases of Algerian Customs and National Security, with a view to nationwide rollout for all vehicles.
Furthermore, the Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport, Saïd Sayoud, emphasized last November that the development of vehicle registration procedures and the unification of license plates—namely, establishing a single national vehicle number for all wilayas—would be implemented following the adoption of the new highway code, across the entire national territory. This announcement was made in a written response to a deputy of the National People’s Assembly, in which the minister stated that improving vehicle identification and registration procedures is one of the priority objectives for strengthening road safety, protecting property, and maintaining public order.