Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Tax your vehicle
  2. Make a SORN
  3. Sold or bought a vehicle
  4. Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT
  5. Log books (V5C) and number plates
  6. Driving licences
  7. View or share your driving licence
  8. Change of address
  9. Health and medical conditions
  10. Contact DVLA
Oddest items found in untaxed cars

Press release

DVLA reveals some of the oddest items found in untaxed cars

A quad bike, full set of drums, jockey helmets and half a corner sofa were among the weird and wonderful items among nearly 600 sets of personal belongings discovered in untaxed cars in the last year.

EYE 735T campaign

Press release

DVLA asks drivers to look again in new EYE 735T campaign

DVLA is launching a national eyesight awareness campaign today (Monday 23 July 2018).

DVLA warns customers to stay safe online

News story

DVLA warns customers to stay safe online

DVLA is reminding customers that the only official place to find our services and information is on GOV.UK. Cyber scams are common so we want to help our customers to spot fraudulent activity.

Clamping

Press release

New DVLA ‘Tax it or lose it’ campaign is aimed at car tax dodgers

Drivers are being warned their cars will be taken away if they are not taxed, as part of DVLA’s national advertising campaign launching today (Friday 3 November 2017).

DVLA Atrium block

News story

Come and work at DVLA

What will a career in DVLA offer you? Flexible working hours, great on-site facilities and fantastic opportunities to develop your career are just some of the benefits you can expect.

DVLA clapperboard

Press release

DVLA assists production companies from Hollyoaks to Hollywood

Some TV viewers may have wondered where their favourite soap character got their driving licence or who supplied the number plate on their car.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
    • Research
  2. Report your medical condition (form DIAB1)
    • Form
  3. DVLA: Post Office Customer Satisfaction Survey
    • Research

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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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Our announcements

  1. DVLA reveals some of the oddest items found in untaxed cars
    • Press release
  2. DVLA warns customers to stay safe online
    • News story
  3. See all 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
  3. See all consultations

Our publications

  1. DVLA spending over £500 on an ePCS from September 2018
    • Transparency
  2. Check if a vehicle is genuine with DVLA's bulk data set
    • Guidance
  3. See all publications

Our statistics

  1. All vehicles (VEH01)
    • Statistical data set
  2. Motorcycles (VEH03)
    • Statistical data set
  3. See all statistics

Our management

Julie Lennard
Julie Lennard
Chief Executive
Tony Ackroyd
Operations and Customer Services Director
Rachael Cunningham
Finance Director
Andrew Falvey
Commercial Director
Dave Perry
Chief Technology Officer
Lynette Rose
Interim Strategy, Policy & Communications Director
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

Contact Form: Events and Conferencing

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Freedom of Information requests

Freedom of Information C2/W,
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA),
Longview Road,
Morriston,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
United Kingdom

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Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at DVLA
  2. Working for DVLA
  3. Jobs

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