Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. Tax your vehicle
  2. Tell DVLA you've changed address
  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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News story

International Driving Permits (IDPs): the facts

An IDP is a permit that may be needed, in addition to your driving licence, if you plan to drive abroad.

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News story

Register your trailer if you want to take it abroad

From today (28 March 2019), if you have a trailer and you plan to use it abroad, you may need to register it by using our ‘Register your trailer to take it abroad’ service.

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Press release

Porsche is the number one prestige car brand clamped last year by DVLA

Porsche has topped the list of the prestige cars clamped for being untaxed in 2017 to 2018 according to figures released by DVLA today.

Doctor

Press release

New guidelines will make testing requirements simpler for drivers with insulin treated diabetes

Drivers who treat their diabetes with insulin will have greater choice in how they test their glucose levels under new guidelines published today by the DVLA.

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Detailed guide

Prepare to drive in the EU after Brexit

What all drivers from the UK may need to do to drive in the EU and EEA if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019.

It's a scam

Press release

7 tips for motorists to stay safe online

With new online scams cropping up all the time, motorists have increasingly become a target for fraudsters. DVLA has revealed their contact centre received 1,275 reports regarding suspected vehicle tax scams during the last 3 months of 2018.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

  1. DfT equality monitoring 2017 to 2018
    • Corporate report
  2. DfT: spending over £25,000, February 2019
    • Transparency
  3. DVLA’s environment policy: preventing pollution (INF123/1)
    • Policy paper

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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. Vehicle tax rates (V149 and V149/1)
    • Guidance
  2. International driving permits for UK drivers
    • Detailed guide
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. International Driving Permits (IDPs): the facts
    • News story
  2. DVLA opening hours: Easter 2019
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency – Research at DVLA
    • Research
  2. Vehicle licensing statistics: 2018
    • National statistics
See all research and statistics

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 equality monitoring 2017 to 2018
    • Corporate report
  2. DfT: spending over £25,000, February 2019
    • 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
Dave Perry
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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  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
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Freedom of Information requests

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

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