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DVSA earned recognition for vehicle operators

Guidance for vehicle operators, IT suppliers and audit providers about the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.

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From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published:
24 April 2018
Last updated:
6 January 2025
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  1. Added 'DVSA earned recognition acknowledged training'

  2. Added 'Get help if you're a new vehicle operator' to the document collection.

  3. Added information about a trial programme for new vehicle operators and a link to sign up to get an email when the programme launches.

  4. Added 'DVSA earned recognition: vehicle operator standards' and 'Apply for DVSA earned recognition additional modules' to the document collection.

  5. Added the list of IT or software you need to join the DVSA earned recognition scheme to the collection.

  6. New forms have been added so that you can tell DVSA about changes that may affect your earned recognition status or if any of your vehicles have been involved in collisions or other incidents.

  7. First published.

DVSA earned recognition for vehicle operators is a new way to prove your organisation meets driver and vehicle standards.

You regularly share performance information with DVSA. In return, your vehicles are less likely to be stopped for inspections.

It’s a voluntary scheme for organisations that have had an operator licence for at least 2 years. It’s designed to work for operators of all sizes

Become a DVSA earned recognition operator

How the DVSA earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you’ve joined.

Manage your DVSA earned recognition status

Who has joined the DVSA earned recognition scheme

A list of vehicle operators who have joined the DVSA earned recognition scheme.

Become an IT supplier

How to apply to become approved to supply software and IT to vehicle operators that works with DVSA earned recognition.

Become an auditor

How to apply to get approval to carry out vehicle operator audits for the DVSA earned recognition scheme.

Who can use the DVSA earned recognition logo, where it can be used, and how it must look.

Get help if you're a new vehicle operator

Find out about the help you can get to run your business safely and efficiently if you’ve been a vehicle operator for less than 6 months. The help you’ll get is through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) ‘road to DVSA earned recognition’ programme.

DVSA earned recognition acknowledged training

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