Kwasi agyeman busia has over 22 years of hands on experience in business and technology development, strategic. You can use the various department numbers below if you know which team you want to speak to. The dvla is a government organisation of the uk that maintains the database of all drivers in the uk. Pair oblong and square 11x8 pressed number plates metal. You can call the hotline to report any kind of unsafe driving. This was to make sure that the driver and vehicle data we release to third parties continues to fit with our wider organisational objectives and future direction, focusing on. This listing is for two one pair number plates, one 1 front gb badge white oblong plate and. The driver and vehicle licensing agency phone number is open monday through friday 8. By law, you must display the registration number correctly. In order to determine how many police notifications contain details of the driver being involved in an accident, each.
You must have the bill payers permission if you continue to use the service. If youre calling the dvla customer services number regarding your car tax, then you. Dvla data sharing strategy collecting holding sharing data 5 01 1. Failure to comply with these rules could result in dvla intervention. A copy of your dvla driver record and a licence check code if needed. Is there a gb driver number on my old paper licence. Your application is personally checked for any mistakes or omission of information. Categories of vehicles for which the licence is valid the commencement date for a category of driving entitlement. You can check that your drivers have valid driving licences, and whether they have any endorsements, penalty points or if they are disqualified. A gb provisional driving licence contains the same information as a full licence. Tax including direct debit enquiries, declaring a vehicle off the road sorn or refunds of tax. Since then all vehicles have had to be registered and display a registration number. Frantically tried to find my driving licence today without success tried to look up my driver number on line at dvla but surprise surprise it says im ineligible any other suggestions of how i can find this out. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions.
The first registration number, one letter and one number a1, was issued following the motor car act 1903. If you are the registered keeper of the vehicle you will get a v11 form through the post with a 16 diget number on it, you can use this number to renew your road tax. Number1plates is not affiliated to the dvla or dvla personalised registrations. You must submit an original colour image of the front of your current uk dvla plastic driving licence this can be either a photograph or scan. Each licence holder in england, scotland and wales has a unique driver number, which is 16 characters long. The driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla is an executive arm of the. Present all documents to dvla officials for inspection and processing. Each northern ireland licence holder has a unique driver number which is 8. The dvla is in charge of matters around driver and vehicle registration in the uk. Drivers over the age of 70 years must actively make a declaration every three years that they are fit to drive but do not actually have to pass a test. Dvla receives approximately 5,712 police notifications every year. Any individual making an application for a taxi or phv drivers licence will be required to obtain a gb counterpart prior to the issue of a licence.
You can phone the dvla on 0871 976 3359 for all general queries, alternatively you. Our driving licence checks enable you to quickly and efficiently validate a driving licence number, before requesting the driver record from the dvla. We offer driving lessons, intensive driving courses and courses to become a driving instructor in birmingham, solihull, sutton coldfield, dudley, coventry, nuneaton, leamington, west bromwich, walsall and wolverhampton. The number of untaxed vehicles on the road is falling, but we are determined to reduce this even further. How to upload your dvla plastic driving licence uber. We ensure that good driving standards are promoted throughout the country and promote the best practices for licensing drivers and vehicles. Welcome to the driver and vehicle licensing authority. It is administered in england, scotland and wales by the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla and. Dvla contact number for customer services 0300 790 6801. Cancel vehicle tax and take your vehicle off the road. Dvla phone number dvla contact numbers 0844 995 1267.
Changing vehicle or personal details, replacing any documents including a v5c registration document. The dvla is responsible for maintaining over 44 million driver records. Registration number number plate for example, cu57abc continue. Here you will find the contact numbers for all driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla departments, if you prefer you may also email them by clicking here. On my d1 form to hand into the dvla it asks for the gb driver number but i cant find it on my paper licence. Dvla medical enquiries bus, coach and lorry drivers 0300 790 6807. Call the dvla on this uk phone number 0300 790 6801 for driver licence. The dvla has warned offenders it takes action against untaxed vehicles on streets across the country every day.
Driving in great britain gb as a visitor or a new resident. This call costs 5p per minute from a standard bt uk landline plus your phone providers access charge. You must follow the gb domestic limit of a maximum of 10 hours driving per day, but any time youre driving under eu rules, you must follow these. If the agency finds that someone has been driving erratically and endangering others on the road, the dvla can suspend or put points onto the drivers license. I want to apply for my photo driver licence and i was wondering if there is a gb driver number written somewhere on my paper driver licence. Dvla driving documents driving licence application service. Vehicles need to be identifiable for road traffic enforcement and road safety. Driving and other duty under the gb rules count as attendance at work, not a break or rest period under eu rules. All drivers must meet the minimum age requirements for driving in great britain. Outside the eu, some countries still require a gb sticker even if you have europlates, so it.
Driver and vehicle licensing agency head of data sharing. A registration number is assigned and the number plate is. The letter l displayed on the provisional driving licence has been placed by the dvla since september 1999 on all gb provisional licences and confirms the holder is a learner driver. Phone 0300 790 6802 to contact the vehicle tax and sorn statutory off road. It does this through holding a database of drivers and vehicles and collecting car tax. Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact dvla about driving. Licence bureau can check all your employees driver licence. Payment of the prescribed fees based on the cubic capacity tonnage of the vehicle. Dvla does not hold statistics on the number of road traffic collisions that have been attributed to medically unfit drivers in the last 12 months. When licence holders apply for a counterpart they will be. The uks driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla keeps tabs on all drivers registered in the uk. Rules of the road, country by country your vehicle gb sticker.
We do not accept certain driving offence codes on the platform. Inex pair 3d gb mot uk road legal car van reg regi. Call the dvla on their tollfree phone number at 0844 453 0118. Dvla contact number customer services 0300 790 6801.
These data sets contain data on current driving licences issued by the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla. Check out the latest on our number plate stickers and find out what you can and cant put on your number plates. In the united kingdom, a driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate motor vehicles on highways and other public roads. Looking after almost every motoring related license in the united kingdom, you can contact dvla using the helpline telephone number below.