DVLA's main responsibilities

DVLA's responsibilities

• maintaining records of licensed drivers and registered vehicles
• issuing licences to drivers and the maintenance of the vehicle driving entitlements
• maintaining records of driver endorsements, disqualifications and medical conditions
• issuing registration certificates to vehicle keepers
• collecting and enforcing vehicle excise duty (VED)
• facilitating the police and intelligence authorities in dealing with vehicle related crime
• registering and issuing tachograph cards
• issuing vehicle registration marks
• selling attractive vehicle registration marks
• selling anonymised data

DVLA's strategic policy outcomes

• reduced personal and economic loss from road accidents as part of improved road safety
• reduced vehicle related crime and support for the reduction of other crime
• reduced harm to the environment by vehicles
• improved public experience of government

DVLA's vision is:

to be the trusted partner, right at the heart of road safety.

DVLA's mission is:

to maximise our contribution to improve road safety, reducing crime , improving the environment and improving public experience of Government services through the efficient provision of our statutory core activities of driver and vehicle registration.