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DVLA - Driver Licensing Enquiries
If you have a question to ask, you may find the answer more quickly by browsing the motoring section - where you can find information about driving licences, medical conditions relevant to driving, what vehicles you can drive, endorsements, disqualifications, driving in Great Britain on a foreign licence and more licensing matters.
Find the answer to your question online
Before you try contacting the DVLA you may find the answer to your question online.
Below are three common questions and answers you may find useful.
1. I need to change the name and address on my driving licence.
2. I need information about driving tests.
3. I am chasing up an application that I have made.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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Contact point |
DVLA - Driver Licensing Enquiries |
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Address |
Drivers' Customer Services (DCS) |
|---|---|
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Phone number |
Customer enquiries - drivers |
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Text phone |
Textphone for the deaf and hard-of-hearing textphone users |
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Fax |
From within the UK |
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Email DVLA |
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Driver Check Service (Premium Rate Service) |
09061 393 837 (for hire car companies with driver's consent) (Calls charged at 51 pence per minute - other service providers charges may vary) From 8.00 am to 7.00 pm Monday to Friday; From 8.00 am to 2.00 pm Saturday |
| Opening Hours |
Driver and Vehicle General Lines From 8.00 am to 7.00 pm Monday to Friday; From 8.00 am to 2.00 pm Saturday |
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Electronic vehicle licensing and Driver licensing online From 8.00 am to 8.30 pm Monday to Friday; From 8.00 am to 5.30 pm Saturday |
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Opening Hours |
The DVLA's Contact Centre will be closed on the following public holidays
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