DVLA lobbying and campaigns

Products and services directorate

The BVRLA has been working with the DVLA and its products and services directorate to develop electronic solutions for members and has held a workshop with members and DVLA to develop the early thinking on these solutions.The discussions have proved to be very positive, with the DVLA setting out its timescale for a September 2010 move to its new IT platform for fleet relicensing. The DVLA believes the new IT platform would give it scope to provide other electronic services in the future, such as bulk relicensing of cars over three years old, refunding vehicle excise duty and accepting statutory offroad notification (SORN) and notice of vehicle disposals.

Whilst some of these services were acknowledged as longer-term goals, the DVLA is looking at accepting electronic SORN and disposal notifications by email and file transfer in the near future.

Other topics discussed which will require further work included the removal of the need to issue paper V5 documentation, multi-year vehicle excise duty, and fleet relicensing of heavy goods and passenger service vehicles.

To participate in future discussions with the DVLA, contact legal services executive Amanda Brandon. 

Contact:
Amanda Brandon, amanda@bvrla.co.uk
01494 545701

Online driver licence check facility

The DVLA was trialing with members an online service which allowed members to access driver licence details.  The service was very useful for circumstances where the customer arrived at the rental desk without the paper counterpart to their driving licence.

Unfortunately, due to the dramatic fall in vehicle registrations the DVLA has had to halt all work on the service indefinitely.

We have lobbied DVLA to consider alternatives which include the BVRLA hosting an online solution and are at the early stages of discussions.  We will keep members informed of how this progresses.

Continuous insurance enforcement

The Department for Transport (DfT), DVLA and the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB) have developed a proposal to allow enforcement of motor insurance from the DVLA vehicles record. The DfT have run a consultation on this subject and further information, including our response can be accessed from the link below:

Lobbying - continuous insurance enforcement

Futher information

If members would like to make suggestions about any lobbying we should be doing with DVLA please email Amanda Brandon, amanda@bvrla.co.uk  or call 01494 545701.