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DVLA Strategic Plan 2021 to 2024
Corporate report
The DVLA strategic plan sets out the agency’s direction for the next 3 years.
DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
Guidance
Our online services have not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and are running as normal.
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What we do, our vision, and the service standards you can expect from DVLA.
Photocard licences or entitlement to drive that expires between 1 February and 31 December 2020 have been extended for 11 months from the date of expiry.
What to do if you need to change your address on your photocard driving licence or vehicle log book (V5C)
Online duplicate log book service launched
Press release
The time it takes motorists to receive a duplicate log book (V5C) has been slashed from 6 weeks to just 5 days, as a result of a new online service launched this week by DVLA.
Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Vehicle tax for cars registered from 1 April 2017
- Light Goods Vehicles (VEH04)
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (VEH05)
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What the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 49 million driver records and more than 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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- Industrial action at DVLA: Tuesday 4 May to Friday 7 May
- New DVLA online log book service hits one million transaction milestone
Research and statistics
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- Exchange of driving licences issued in Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine and the Republic of North Macedonia
- DVLA privacy policy
Transparency and freedom of information releases
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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.
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Upper Forest Way
Swansea Vale
Swansea
SA7 0AN
United Kingdom
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- 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.
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