Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (the DVLA) is an executive agency of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and vehicles in Great Britain, its counterpart in Northern Ireland is Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI) . The agency grants driving licences, organises collection of Vehicle Excise Duty (also known as road tax) and sells cherished marks (private number plates).

Related Topics:
Executive agency - Department for Transport - United Kingdom - Northern Ireland - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland - Driving licences - Vehicle Excise Duty

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The DVLA is based at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (DVLC) in Swansea, Wales.

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Swansea - Wales

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Data held by DVLA is used in many ways. For example, cars caught entering Central London without paying the congestion charge or driving too fast on a road with speed cameras are matched to their owners using the DVLA database.

Related Topics:
Central London - Congestion charge - Speed camera

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