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We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored...
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car
Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need
Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
Replace your full or provisional driving licence online with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Reports and data on export control licensing compiled by the export control organisation.
Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
This series brings together all documents relating to Licensing Act 2003: supporting guidance
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