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
System outage

9 August 2018 — News story

Important information for DVLA customers: DVLA services

Due to essential systems maintenance, most of our services (including our contact centre) will be unavailable from 3pm on Friday 17 August until 6am on Monday 20 August (8am for our contact centre).

EYE 735T campaign

23 July 2018 — 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 clapperboard

20 July 2018 — 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.

DVLA warns customers to stay safe online

6 February 2018 — 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.

New DVLA ‘Tax it or lose it’ campaign

3 November 2017 — 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

14 August 2017 — 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.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Trade licence reminder application form (VTL318)
    • Form
  2. Taxing historic vehicles (INF34)
    • Form
  3. Register a used vehicle for the first time (V55/5)
    • Form

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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 policies

  1. Road safety
  2. See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Important information for DVLA customers: DVLA services
    • News story
  2. DVLA asks drivers to look again in new EYE 735T campaign
    • Press release
  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's Richard Ley Development Centre (learning facility)
    • Detailed guide
  2. How to fill in form V55/4 for first vehicle tax and registration of a new vehicle (V355/4)
    • 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

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

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Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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

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