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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...
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...
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Find out what to do if you have problems accessing the services to book your driving test, change your appointment or cancel your test.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Who can teach you to drive, practising with friends and family, driving lessons, insurance, using L and P plates.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
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
Check the date and time of your driving test appointment if you've lost or deleted your driving test confirmation email
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Apply for your site to be approved to host heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 4 tests.
Book a National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme course
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
Motorhomes and campervans - size limits and licences you need to drive in the UK
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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