The Jag-lovers Authorised Guide to Obtaining a Production Record Trace Certificate

With willing help from Jaguar Cars Ltd, here's the Jag-lovers guide on how to obtain an official JDHT Production Record Trace Certificate (or as it is usually known, the 'Heritage Certificate') for your cherished Jaguar or Daimler. Note that the vehicle has to be over 10 years old to qualify.

Please follow these instructions carefully rather than using any older (and possibly inaccurate) versions you may have come across on other sites! Note that there are two different forms - one is for North America only.

The JDHT is a registered charity. By contributing to the work of the JDHT, you will help to preserve the heritage of Jaguar Cars, the company and its products. There is therefore a charge of £30.00 (world wide, including for club members. Postage (and VAT where applicable in the EEC) are included in this fee for the supply of vehicle information, on the basis of pre-paid enquiries only. Receipts for payments will be issued on request.

The JDHT draw your attention to the following important points:

• Complete information is available on most Jaguar and SS cars, and some Swallow-bodied cars, but only on Daimlers from ca. 1960 onwards. (There is limited information on some earlier Daimlers ca. 1945-1960.)
• We only confirm the accuracy of numbers supplied by enquirers. If numbers are not available, we regret that they can not be supplied or confirmed by ourselves. We do not accept any responsibility if incorrect numbers are quoted by enquirers and this leads to incorrect information being supplied by us
• Please supply proof of ownership with your enquiry. This may be a photocopy of the registration document or log book, title document or other reasonable proof of ownership
• We always reserve the right not to disclose information or complete details of a vehicle. A refund of any payment will be made if we decide not to issue documentation

Downloadable Forms: Microsoft Word    Adobe Acrobat

• Our fee is $40 to the general public and $25 to members of Jaguar clubs affiliated with Jaguar Clubs North America (JCNA). There is no price increase for the immediate future for either category.
  The fee may be paid by personal check in US $ on a US bank, or money order in US $. As the North American Archives is part of the Public Affairs Dept. of Jaguar Cars, and not a separate commercial entity, we are not able to accept credit cards in payment
• We encourage clients to download and use our form for North America. The form incorporates all instructions for obtaining research, and if read before applying, can save time, mistakes and disappointment.
  We are readily accessible by telephone (201-818-8144 24 hrs.) or by fax (201- 818-8464 24 hrs). Please contact us for other types of research, if needed
• We are open two days each week, generally Tuesdays and Thursdays. We can be contacted by e-mail at mcook69@jaguar.com
• We do recommend that for ease of communication and payment, owners in the US and Canada avail themselves of the services of the North American Archives. Clients can rest assured that the North American Archives and the JDHT utilize the exact same build record information provided by Jaguar Cars Ltd