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By the end of this year, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will be introducing a digital Driving Licence (dDL). It will be one of the first digital documents delivered through the GOV.UK Wallet and App, providing customers with a convenient, highly secure and trusted companion to the physical driving licence.

The start date for members to tax electric vehicles online via the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA)’s BERT system has been pushed back to September. This will mean the first batch of taxing that will go through the bulk system will be December.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has said it is aware of a V5C issue since the introduction of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for electric vehicles on 1 April 2025.

Tim Moss CBE has been named as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), effective from 31 March 2025. He will lead the DVLA's mission to make the UK’s roads the safest in the world and deliver excellent public services.

BVRLA members will be able to tax electric vehicles in bulk online by the end of June, as confirmed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) last week.

A review has been announced on the regulations that cover the registration scheme for trailers and facilitating registration applications, as well as the issuing of registration documents, the display of registration marks, and other related matters.

The UK is to introduce digital driving licences as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”.

The BVRLA will be operating to adjusted timings over the festive period. The office will officially close at the end of the working day on Monday 23 December, reopening on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8.30am.

The Chancellor’s Budget in October announced changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and taxation of double-cab pickups, both of which are likely to impact BVRLA members and their customers. The BVRLA has updated its factsheets for company and fuel taxation to reflect the latest information.

An independent review has concluded that the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) is a critically important agency and should continue to evolve to meet future challenges. The review was carried out as part of a wider Cabinet Office assessment of public bodies on efficiency, effectiveness, accountability and governance.

A new service is now available in the Driver and vehicle account, an account drivers can set up on GOV.UK to check all the details held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).