Driving and road transport

Driving tests and licences, vehicle tests and licences, road safety, MOT, transport businesses, professional driving, HGV, LGV and PSV.

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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