What we do

We improve road safety by ensuring drivers, vehicle operators and MOT garages understand and comply with roadworthiness standards. We also provide a range of vehicle licensing, testing and enforcement services. In 2014 we’ll merge with the Driving Standards Agency to become the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

VOSA is an executive agency of the Department for Transport.

Read more about what we do

We work on these topics

  1. Transport

    Safe and dependable transport is essential to UK society and the economy. The government is working to make rail, road, air and water transport more efficient and effective, keep them safe and secure, and reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions. Read more

Our policies

  1. Making roads safer

    Reducing road collisions through better driver training, tougher drink/drug driving charges, road safety campaigns and lowering speed limits

  2. Reducing greenhouse gases and other emissions from transport

    The government is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions from all forms of transport in the UK

See all our policies

Documents

Our announcements

  1. New technical qualification for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) inspectors

    • 10 January 2014
    • News story

  2. Most northerly Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) opens

    • 9 January 2014
    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. DSA and VOSA: legislative amendments proposed as a consequence of the merger

    • 6 March 2014
    • Consultation outcome

  2. Fees for HGV and PSV testing, operator licensing, other VOSA services and some DVA services

    • 3 March 2014
    • Closed consultation

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. DfT: monthly spending over £500 at the department, its agencies and arm’s length bodies

    • 6 March 2014
    • Transparency data

  2. VOSA directing board minutes 3 September 2013

    • 5 March 2014
    • Policy paper

See all our publications

Our management

  • Nick Carter

    Transitional Director of Operations, DVSA

  • Paul Coombs

    Transitional Director of Finance, DVSA

  • Kathy Gillatt

    Transitional Director of Corporate Services, DVSA

  • Paul Satoor

    Director of Organisational Development, DVSA

  • Andy White

    Transitional Chief Information Officer, DVSA

Contact VOSA

Office address

VOSA
Berkeley House
Croydon Street
Bristol
BS5 0DA

VOSA licensing application services

Hillcrest House
386 Harehills Lane
Leeds
LS9 6NF

Customer service centre

VOSA
The Ellipse
Padley Road
Swansea
SA1 8AN

VOSA intelligence unit

VOSA
Berkeley House
Croydon Street
Bristol
BS5 0DA

Contact us about potential breaches of the law for the mechanical condition of goods and passenger vehicles, drivers' hours rules, vehicle overloading, goods and passenger vehicle operator licences and potential car MOT fraud.

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VOSA
Second Floor
Berkeley House
Croydon Street
Bristol
BS5 0DA

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