Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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Last Updated: 01/04/2009

DVLA Ipswich local office


St Clare House
Greyfriars
Ipswich
IP1 1UT

For enquiries about vehicles 0870 240 0010 (Textphone minicom users 01792 766 426).  

For enquiries about driving licences 0870 240 0009 (Textphone minicom users 01792 766366).

Please note, all calls are handled initially by our call centre based in Swansea.


Open: Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. On the second Wednesday of each month the office will be open from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm.

 

Note: The roads surrounding the Local Office are closed due to an incident at the Magistrates court however the Local Office is open for business as usual.


Facilities


Parking Facilities
Pay & Display car park in Portman Road along Princess Street towards the station. Turn right into Portman Road and the car park is on the right hand side, opposite Ipswich Town football club.
Toilets
Buttermarket Centre, (0.5 miles).
Disabled Access
Lift access available from ground floor to podium level.
Hearing Loop
Hearing loop fitted at public counters.
Cash Machines
Cash machines in High Street banks are located on Princes Street (0.5 miles).
Post Box
External mail box to the right of the main entrance.
Disabled Parking
No specific disabled parking available.
Disabled Toilets
Available, on request.
Smoking Room
No smoking building; no alternative facilities.
Interview Rooms
One interview room, contact staff for use.
Lifts
Lift and escalator access available from ground floor to podium level.

Directions

By Car

  • from Copdock interchange A12 and A14 follow A1214 London Road
  • at crossroads with Yarmouth Road and West End Road continue straight on (Handford Road)
  • at second right turn into Portman Road
  • pass football ground on the right and turn left at T junction onto Princes Street
  • local office is 0.25 miles on the right
  • By Bus

  • bus stops outside building. Buses to Town Centre and all areas of Ipswich. Also, Woodbridge, Martlesham, Hadleigh and Felixstowe.
  • By Train

  • nearest station Ipswich (0.5 miles)