What we do

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.

Read more about what we do

Our policies

  1. Road safety

See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Julie Lennard appointed Chief Executive of DVLA

    • News story

  2. Hiring a car for your wedding?

    • Press release

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Exchange of driving licences issued in the Cayman Islands

    • Consultation outcome

  2. Revised transitional arrangements where rights to vehicle registration numbers held on a certificate have expired

    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. DVLA privacy policy

    • Policy paper

  2. Release of information from DVLA's registers

    • Policy paper

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Vehicle licensing statistics: 2017

    • National Statistics

  2. Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2017

    • National Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

Contact DVLA

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

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 at:

Freedom of Information requests

Freedom of Information C2/W,
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA),
Longview Road,
Morriston,
Swansea

SA6 7JL

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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