Vehicle ownership, approval and standards

MOTs and vehicle tax, manufacturing, modifying and testing vehicles for use on UK roads, buying and selling vehicles.

Services

  • Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate

  • 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

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

  • Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.

  • 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

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases