DVLA Archives

With car related crime on the increase from cloning registrations plates to more hi-tech illegal actives such as theft of vehicles with keyless entry systems, internet-based opportunists are out there too ready to prey upon vulnerable motorists.

Car cloning has been hitting the news headlines again and causing concern for legitimate vehicle owners, the DVLA and law enforcement alike.

A freedom of information request made by the Financial Times shows that vehicle excise duty takings, following the abolition of the paper based tax disc in October 2014, fell by a huge amount.

DVLA got rid of the tax disc in October 2014. Massive errors in the new system have seen all parties left out of pocket. Is it time we address the problems?

National Numbers are happy to announce the upcoming 16-series now available for pre-order. 16-reg number plates can be bought from December 2015 and as always National Numbers will be purchasing hundreds of number plates for our...

Popular registrations make the DVLA £76,000 and £180,000 respectively at an auction in Chesterfield.

Details of the upcoming release of several R prefix number plates coming available in April. You can place your order now to be among the first to grab one.

As of June 8th the DVLA will no longer be issuing drivers with a counterpart licence and encourage those who currently hold one to destroy them.

A driver for more than 40 years has won a two-year battle with DVLA over a lost driving licence. The DVLA told 62-year-old Geoff Bullingham that he did not hold a full driving licence, despite him passing the test in 1972. Geoff, from Hornsea,...

Trying to sort out your vehicle over the holidays? All DVLA Christmas opening times can be found here. From December 24th to January 2nd.