Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Your gateway to all things driving and vehicles!
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
English | Cymraeg
| Menu | Description |
|---|---|
| Driver and vehicles account | Manage your account online |
| Tax your vehicle | Pay your vehicle tax |
| Sold or bought a vehicle | Inform DVLA of vehicle changes |
| Check if a vehicle is taxed and has an MOT | Verify vehicle status |
| Tell DVLA you've changed your address | Update your address details |
| Get a vehicle log book (V5C) | Apply for a new V5C |
| Driving licences | Information about driving licences |
| Make a SORN | Notify DVLA of SORN |
| Health and medical conditions | Information on health-related matters |
DVLA Services Update
| Featured | Description |
|---|---|
| DVLA’s top tips for avoiding scams | 4 April 2025—News story Tips for motorists on how to recognise and avoid scams, including emails and text messages. |
| Vehicle tax for electric, zero and low emission vehicles | 1 April 2025—Guidance How the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes affect your vehicle. |
| DVLA annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 | 12 December 2024—Corporate report This explains the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s performance, achievements and financial statements for the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. |
| DVLA business plan 2024 to 2025 | 31 October 2024—Corporate report Our business plan 2024 to 2025 details what we will deliver in the year. |
| DVLA digital service update allows motorists to tax vehicle without log book and tax reminder letter | 30 September 2024—Press release Motorists applying for a duplicate V5C (log book) can now tax their vehicle without needing to wait for their log book to arrive. |
| DVLA adds 2 more services to its Driver and vehicles account service | 9 April 2024—Press release Motorists can now renew their photocard driving licence and apply for a first provisional licence through their account. |
Latest from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
| Category | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Research at DVLA | Research and analysis | 23 April 2025 |
| About us | About | 23 April 2025 |
| About | DVLA spending over £500 on an ePCS | 17 April 2025 |
What we do
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 52 million driver records and more than 46 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport.
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Documents
| Services |
|---|
| Tax your vehicle |
| Check if a vehicle is taxed |
| See all services |
| Guidance and regulation | |
|---|---|
| Vehicle tax rates (V149 and V149/1) | 31 March 2025 - Guidance |
| Vehicle tax for electric, zero and low emission vehicles | 1 April 2025 - Guidance |
| See all guidance and regulation |
| News and communications | |
|---|---|
| DVLA contact centre opening hours: Easter 2025 | 11 April 2025 - News story |
| DVLA’s top tips for avoiding scams | 4 April 2025 - News story |
| See all news and communications |
| Research and statistics | |
|---|---|
| Research at DVLA | 23 April 2025 - Research and analysis |
| Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) review | 7 November 2024 - Research and analysis |
| See all research and statistics |
| Policy papers and consultations | |
|---|---|
| DVLA privacy policy | 10 April 2025 - Policy paper |
| Vehicle enforcement policy | 4 March 2025 - Policy paper |
| See all policy papers and consultations |
| Transparency and freedom of information releases | |
|---|---|
| DVLA spending over £500 on an ePCS from February 2025 | 17 April 2025 - Transparency data |
| Clean air zone service annual report 2022 to 2023 | 20 March 2025 - Corporate report |
| See all transparency and freedom of information releases |
Our management
| Tim Moss | Chief Executive |
| Brian Sullivan | Chief Technology Officer |
| Darren Thompson | Commercial Director |
| Tony Ackroyd | Operations and Customer Services Director |
| Tracy Nash | Finance and Assurance Services Director |
| Lynette Rose | Strategy, Policy & Communications Director |
| David Jones | Non-executive Chair |
| Charmion Pears | Non-executive Director |
| Sarah Williams-Gardener | Non-executive Director |
| Stephen Tetlow MBE CEng FIET FIMechE | Non-executive Director |
Contact DVLA
| Contact | How to contact DVLA |
|---|---|
| Contact: How to contact DVLA | Use the link to find the right number, email or address to contact DVLA about vehicle tax and registration, driving licences and drivers’ medical issues. |
Events and Conferencing
| Location | Address |
|---|---|
| The Richard Ley Development Centre | Upper Forest Way Swansea Vale Swansea SA7 0AN United Kingdom |
| Make a FOI request |
|---|
| Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request. |
| Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question. |
| Make a new request by contacting us using the details below. |
| Freedom of Information requests |
|---|
| Freedom of Information, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency |
| Longview Road |
| Swansea |
| SA6 7JL |
| United Kingdom |
| FOI contact form |
| You can also ask for information that DVLA holds about you by making a subject access request. |
Corporate information
| Accessible documents policy | Complaints procedure | Equality and diversity | Media enquiries | Our energy use | Our governance | Research at DVLA | Jobs and contracts | Procurement at DVLA | Working for DVLA |
| Jobs | Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. | Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh. | Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. | Read our policy on Social media use. | Find out About our services. |
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