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New rules for towing a trailer with a car from 16 December 2021

Guidance

The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.

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Return to HGV driving

Service

Check what you need to do to return to driving a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) after a break from the role.

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DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

Guidance

Find out the date of applications we are processing and how to access our online services.

Drivers miss out on more than £2 million of savings by not renewing photocard driving licences online

Press release

New figures released by DVLA show that drivers missed out on £2.3 million of savings by not renewing their photocard driving licence online.

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DVLA urges drivers aged 70 and over to keep their money in their pocket this Christmas

Press release

DVLA reminds drivers aged 70 and over to always use GOV.UK, as more than 800 drivers notified the agency about third-party websites charging premiums for DVLA services in the past year.

Tell DVLA you've changed your address

Service

What to do if you need to change your address on your photocard driving licence or vehicle log book (V5C)

Tell DVLA you've changed your address

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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 £7 billion a year in vehicle excise duty (VED).

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

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Julie Lennard
Chief Executive
Tony Ackroyd
Operations and Customer Services Director
Lynette Rose
Strategy, Policy & Communications Director
Andrew Falvey
Commercial Director
Brian Sullivan
Chief Technology Officer
Louise White
HR and Estates Director
Tracy Nash
Interim Finance Director
Lesley Cowley OBE
Non-executive Chair
Jeremy Boss
Non-executive Director
Matt King
Non-executive Director

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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.

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The Richard Ley Development Centre
Upper Forest Way
Swansea Vale
Swansea
SA7 0AN
United Kingdom

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  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.

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

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You can also ask for information that DVLA holds about you by making a subject access request.

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