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, bus and coach 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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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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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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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.

The new service being accessed on a mobile phone

News story

New online service for commercial drivers to pay DVSA fines

Lorry, van, bus and coach drivers can pay roadside fines from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) using a secure online service from 29 January 2019.

Documents for hauliers driving in the EU are changing

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 when the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019.

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MOT tester training and annual assessments

You must complete your annual training and assessment by 31 March 2019 if you’re an MOT - if you do not, your MOT testing account will be suspended.

Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

  1. MOT special notice 01-19: towbar electrical socket test tools, diesel smoke meters and annual training and assessments
    • Guidance
  2. Buy a vehicle: step by step
    • Step by step nav
  3. ECMT international road haulage permits
    • Detailed guide

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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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News and communications

  1. Tyres and vehicle safety
    • Written statement
  2. New online service for commercial drivers to pay DVSA fines
    • News story
  3. See all news and communications

Consultations

  1. Improving rules for Approved Tachograph Centres (ATCs)
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Updating 'In service exhaust emission standards for road vehicles'
    • Consultation outcome
  3. See all consultations

Publications

  1. MOT special notice 01-19: towbar electrical socket test tools, diesel smoke meters and annual training and assessments
    • Guidance
  2. ECMT international road haulage permits
    • Detailed guide
  3. See all publications

Statistics

  1. Motorcycle theory test data by test centre
    • Statistical data set
  2. Motorcycle riding test data by test centre
    • Statistical data set
  3. See all statistics

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
James Munson
Director of Digital Services and Technology, 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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