Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
  2. Tax your vehicle
  3. Sold or bought a vehicle
  4. Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT
  5. View or share your driving licence
  6. Get vehicle information from DVLA
  7. Driving licences
  8. Make a SORN
  9. Contact DVLA
  10. Health and medical conditions

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Statutory guidance

Applications for renewing lorry and bus driving licences at age 45 and over during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

This legal notice is for bus and lorry drivers aged 45 and over who currently need to renew their licences. If you are in this category, you must read this notice.

DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) services update

Detailed guide

DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Please use our online services, which are all currently available. Please do not send in any paper applications until further notice.

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Blog post

BLOG: DVLA encouraging the IT experts of tomorrow

DVLA has come up with a series of initiatives to encourage more IT experts of the future, with a particular focus on girls.

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Press release

DVLA warns motorists to be aware of scams

DVLA has revealed a 20% rise in scams reported to their contact centre, with 1,538 reports about suspected vehicle tax scams during the last 3 months of 2019.

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Press release

DVLA retains customer service accreditation for 12th consecutive year

DVLA’s Contact Centre has received CCA (Customer Contact Association) accreditation for the 12th consecutive year, this time successfully obtaining CCA Global Standard Version 7.

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Corporate information

About our services

What we do, our vision, and the service standards you can expect from DVLA.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. DfT: prompt payment data 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
  2. Application for number plate suppliers to add extra outlets (form V940/1)
    • Form
  3. Application to register as a number plate supplier (form V940)
    • 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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Services

  1. Tax your vehicle
  2. Check if a vehicle is taxed
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Guidance and regulation

  1. DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
    • Detailed guide
  2. Can I drive while my application is with DVLA? (INF188/6)
    • Promotional
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. DVLA opening hours: spring bank holiday 2020
    • News story
  2. DVLA warns customers to stay safe online
    • News story
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
    • Research
  2. Light Goods Vehicles (VEH04)
    • Statistical data set
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. DVLA’s environment policy: preventing pollution (INF123/1)
    • Policy paper
  2. DVLA privacy policy
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DfT: prompt payment data 2019 to 2020
    • Transparency
  2. DVLA spending over £500 on an ePCS from March 2020
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

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

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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,
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,
Longview Road,
Swansea
SA6 7JL
United Kingdom

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Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at DVLA
  2. Working for DVLA
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