The V8 Register is a branch of the MG Car Club (the "Club"). The Club has existed in a number of forms since its foundation in 1930, but since 1969 has been a company limited by guarantee. It is managed by an Executive Committee with the support of a Club Office team. The Executive Committee members are elected at an Annual General Meeting of the Club and report to a Council which meets twice a year and comprises Club representatives.

The Club is structured in three parts - Centres covering regional areas in the UK and overseas, Registers covering individual MG models, and Branches covering particular activities, principally motorsport and the track day operation through MGs on Track or MGoT. These three parts are often referred to collectively as the CRBs (Centres, Registers & Branches) and are run by volunteer Club members. Each CRB has a representative at the Club's Council meetings. A Club member will always be in a local Centre, and maybe in a number of Registers and Branches, depending on cars owned and the Club activities they wish to enjoy.