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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...

• Updated: 11 October 2023

Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration

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

You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.

Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle

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.

Tell DVLA when your address changes so your driving licence, vehicle log book (V5C), vehicle tax and other details are up to date

Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post

Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents

Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.

When to tell DVLA about a medical condition or disability - what will happen to your licence, renewing or reapplying for your licence.

Order application packs and forms from DVLA

Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)

Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA

Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries

Replace your full or provisional driving licence online with DVLA if it's been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again

Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction

Tell DVLA if your vehicle has been damaged, written off and then scrapped by your insurance company