What we do

We maintain registers of drivers and vehicles in Great Britain. This information helps us improve road safety, reduce vehicle related crime, support environmental initiatives and limit vehicle tax evasion.

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

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We produce detailed guidance in these categories

  1. Transport regulations and safety

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Our policies

  1. Making roads safer

    Reducing road accidents through improved enforcement, education, infrastructure and innovation

See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Driving licence changes

    • 27 February 2015
    • News story

  2. Motorists warned about scam emails

    • 20 February 2015
    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Exchange of large bus and lorry driving licences issued in Switzerland

    • 30 January 2015
    • Closed consultation

  2. Amendments to UK law to ensure compliance with the third European Commission (EC) Driving Licence Directive 2006/126/EC

    • 9 January 2015
    • Closed consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Transfer or retain a vehicle registration number

    • 6 March 2015
    • Form

  2. STR1V online: confidential medical information

    • 5 March 2015
    • Form

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Vehicle licensing statistics, Great Britain: Apr to Jun Q2 2013

    • 12 September 2013
    • Statistics - national statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

Contact DVLA

Office address

Longview Road
Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL

Vehicle registration and tax enquiries

Vehicle Customer Services
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1AR

Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Telephone lines open: Saturday, 8am to 2pm

Driver licensing enquiries

Drivers Customer Services
Correspondence Team
DVLA
Swansea
SA6 7JL

Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Telephone lines open: Saturday, 8am to 2pm

Drivers medical enquiries

Drivers Medical Enquiries
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1TU

Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5:30pm
Telephone lines open: Saturday, 8am to 1pm

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 D16,
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA),
Longview Road,
Morriston,
Swansea

SA6 7JL

Corporate information

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