Driver & Vehicle
Licensing
Agency
- Driver and vehicles account
- Tax your vehicle
- Sold or bought a vehicle
- Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT
- Tell DVLA you've changed your address
- Get a vehicle log book (V5C)
- Driving licences
- Make a SORN
- Health and medical conditions
- DVLA services update
Featured
DVLA adds 2 more services to its Driver and vehicles account service
— Press release
Motorists can now renew their photocard driving licence and apply for a first provisional licence through their account.
DVLA launches new online account for motorists
— Press release
DVLA are asking motorists to test a new service that allows them to view their driving licence and vehicle details in one place.
Driver CPC and tachograph information now available to view on DVLA’s Driver and vehicles account
— News story
Professional drivers can now view their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence and tachograph information on the Driver and vehicles account.
DVLA annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
— Corporate report
This explains the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s performance, achievements and financial statements for the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
DVLA services update
— Guidance
The latest updates on DVLA’s services.
DVLA’s top tips for staying safe online
Blog post
We share our top tips for staying safe online and how to report any fraudulent activity.
Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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Apply to keep a vehicle registration number and put it on another vehicle (form V317)
- Form
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DfT: spend control data
- Collection
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
- Research and analysis
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- Get emails
What we do
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.
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Documents
Services
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Tax your vehicle
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Check if a vehicle is taxed
See all services
Guidance and regulation
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Vehicle tax rates (V149 and V149/1)
- Guidance
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Can I drive while my application is with DVLA? (INF188/6)
- Promotional material
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
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DVLA adds 2 more services to its Driver and vehicles account service
- Press release
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DVLA contact centre opening hours: Easter 2024
- News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
- Research and analysis
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Vehicle licensing statistics data files
- Statistical data set
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
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DVLA privacy policy
- Policy paper
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Driver licensing for people with medical conditions: call for evidence
- Open call for evidence
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
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DVLA: FOI and EIR disclosure log 2024
- FOI release
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DVLA spending over £500 on an ePCS from February 2024
- Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Julie Lennard
Chief Executive
Tony Ackroyd
Operations and Customer Services Director
Tracy Nash
Finance and Assurance Services Director
Lynette Rose
Strategy, Policy & Communications Director
Brian Sullivan
Chief Technology Officer
Louise White
HR and Estates Director
David Jones
Non-executive Chair
Stephen Tetlow MBE CEng FIET FIMechE
Non-executive Director
Darren Thompson
Commercial Director
Charmion Pears
Non-executive Director
Sarah Williams-Gardener
Non-executive Director
Contact DVLA
How to contact DVLA
Contact: How to contact DVLA
Use the link to find the right number, email or address to contact DVLA about vehicle tax and registration, driving licences and drivers’ medical issues.
Events and Conferencing
Upper Forest Way
Swansea Vale
Swansea
SA7 0AN
United Kingdom
Contact: Events and Conferencing
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of Information requests
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,
Longview Road,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
United Kingdom
You can also ask for information that DVLA holds about you by making a subject access request.
Corporate information
- Our governance
- Complaints procedure
- Equality and diversity
- Media enquiries
- Our energy use
- Accessible documents policy
- Research at DVLA
Jobs and contracts
- Procurement at DVLA
- Working for DVLA
- Jobs
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