THEDRIVE.CO.UK dates back to December 24, 2008; its registration is valid until December 24, 2023. That makes the domain about 17 years old. Misterweb SL [Tag = MISTERWEB] manages the name, which is past its expiry date at the moment. Its nameservers are ns1.stackdns.com, ns2.stackdns.com, ns3.stackdns.com and ns4.stackdns.com. The creation date shows when the name was first registered, while the expiry date shows how long the current registration has been paid for. Privacy services replace the owner's contact details in the public record with those of a proxy, which is common for personal registrations. Domains that are not renewed before their expiry date normally enter a grace and redemption period before they can be registered again. A registrar transfer moves the management of a domain from one company to another without changing the domain name itself. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. Changes to the registrant organisation can point to a sale, a merger or simply an update of company details. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes.
Whois Data Center has 11 historical WHOIS snapshots for THEDRIVE.CO.UK. The newest snapshot was taken on December 10, 2022. Buyers often review the history of a domain before purchasing it, to see past owners and registrars. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains. These records help track changes in registration details, ownership signals and DNS over time. Historical records are useful for due diligence, brand protection and investigating the background of a website. The snapshot list below shows every capture we hold, newest first.
The two newest snapshots are identical, a sign of a stable registration. The complete history is available below and can be exported for your own analysis.
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