Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Tax your vehicle
  2. Tell DVLA you've changed address
  3. Sold or bought a vehicle
  4. Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT
  5. View or share your driving licence
  6. Get vehicle information from DVLA
  7. Driving licences
  8. Make a SORN
  9. Contact DVLA
  10. Health and medical conditions

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Campaign

Get ready for Brexit

The UK is leaving the EU on 31 October 2019. Find out what you need to do.

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News story

Register your trailer if you want to take it abroad

From today (28 March 2019), if you have a trailer and you plan to use it abroad, you may need to register it by using our ‘Register your trailer to take it abroad’ service.

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Guidance

Driving in the EU after Brexit: international driving permits

Different rules will apply for international driving permits (IDPs) in EU countries. Check which type of IDP you need to drive when you visit Europe.

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Guidance

Carry out international road haulage after Brexit

What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage if there’s a no-deal Brexit.

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Blog post

BLOG: My year in industry

Student James Bridgen shares his experience of a 12-month Digital and Technology placement at DVLA.

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Press release

Ask a silly question…

DVLA has today released a list of some of the unusual questions customers have asked whilst trying to find out if their car is taxed.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Converting a vehicle into a motor caravan
    • Guidance
  2. How to fill in an application for a first trade licence
    • Guidance
  3. Information leaflet on tax classes for vehicles (V355/1)
    • Guidance

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What the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does

We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding over 48 million driver records and over 40 million vehicle records. We collect around £6 billion a year in vehicle excise duty (VED).

DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.

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Services

  1. Tax your vehicle
  2. Check if a vehicle is taxed
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Driving in the EU after Brexit: international driving permits
    • Detailed guide
  2. Vehicle tax rates (V149 and V149/1)
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. International Driving Permits (IDPs): the facts
    • News story
  2. Motorists urged to check rules on towing before summer holidays
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
    • Research
  2. Cars (VEH02)
    • Statistical data set
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Release of information from DVLA's registers
    • Policy paper
  2. DVLA privacy policy
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DVLA sustainability report 2018 to 2019
    • Corporate report
  2. DfT: spending over £25,000, June 2018
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Julie Lennard
Julie Lennard
Chief Executive
Tony Ackroyd
Operations and Customer Services Director
Lynette Rose
Strategy, Policy & Communications Director
Rachael Cunningham
Finance Director
Andrew Falvey
Commercial Director
Brian Sullivan
Chief Technology Officer
Louise White
HR and Estates Director
Lesley Cowley OBE
Non-executive Chair
Jeremy Boss
Non-executive board member
Chris Morson
Non-executive board member
Emma West
Non-executive board member

Contact DVLA

How to contact DVLA

Contact Form: 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

The Richard Ley Development Centre
Upper Forest Way
Swansea Vale
Swansea
SA7 0AN
United Kingdom

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Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Freedom of Information,
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,
Longview Road,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
United Kingdom

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  1. Procurement at DVLA
  2. Working for DVLA
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