Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

  1. Driving tests and theory tests
  2. MOT and vehicle tests
  3. Driving licences
  4. Operator licences
  5. Vehicle recalls and faults
  6. Lorry and bus drivers and Driver CPC
  7. ADIs and motorcycle instructors
  8. Vehicle manufacturing and modification
  9. Contact DVSA
  10. All DVSA services and information

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News story

New videos to help learner drivers improve motorcyclist awareness

Thought-provoking new videos are being launched to encourage learner drivers to be more aware of motorcyclists.

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Collection

Drivers' hours: rules and guidance

Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.

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Service

Learn to drive a car: step by step

Check what you need to do to learn to drive, including getting a provisional licence, taking driving lessons, and taking the theory and driving tests.

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Service

Get MOT reminders

Sign up for free text message or email reminders when your MOT for a car, motorcycle, van, lorry, bus or coach is due.

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Detailed guide

Prepare to drive in the EU after Brexit: lorry and goods vehicle drivers

What truck and lorry 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.

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Guidance

Keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive (roadworthy)

How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

  1. DVSA privacy notices
    • Guidance
  2. Reuse DVSA learning materials
    • Detailed guide
  3. DVSA earned recognition: guide to the scheme
    • Guidance

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What the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does

We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls.

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

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Services

  1. Check the MOT history of a vehicle
  2. Book your driving test
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Guidance and regulation

  1. 'Show me, tell me' questions: car driving test
    • Guidance
  2. MOT inspection checklist: cars and passengers vehicles
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. New videos to help learner drivers improve motorcyclist awareness
    • News story
  2. Motoring agency business plans for 2019 to 2020
    • Written statement
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Research and statistics

  1. Motorcycle theory test data by test centre
    • Statistical data set
  2. Motorcycle riding test data by test centre
    • Statistical data set
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. How the Department for Transport used AI to improve MOT testing
    • Case study
  2. Public service vehicle operator licensing and tribunal rules: legislative changes
    • Open consultation
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DfT: spending over £25,000, February 2019
    • Transparency
  2. DfT: spending over £25,000, March 2019
    • Transparency
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Our management

Gareth Llewellyn
Gareth Llewellyn
Chief Executive, DVSA
Peter Hearn
Director of Operations (North), DVSA
Richard Hennessy
Director of Operations (South), DVSA
Marian Kitson
Director of Enforcement, DVSA
Adrian Long
Director of People, Communications and Engagement, DVSA
Helen Milne
Director of Finance and Corporate Services, DVSA
Becky Thomas
Director of Strategy and Policy, DVSA
Bridget Rosewell CBE
Non-Executive Chair, DVSA
Ian Baulch-Jones
Non-Executive Director, DVSA
Shrin Honap
Non-Executive Director, DVSA
Fiona Ross
Non-Executive Director, DVSA

Contact DVSA

How to contact DVSA

Contact Form: How to contact DVSA

Use the link to find the right number, email or address to contact DVSA about driving tests, instructor services, MOT, operator licensing and Driver CPC.

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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.
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4th Floor
The Axis Building
112 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham
NG1 6LP
United Kingdom

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