From today (2 August 2023), drivers can choose digital vehicle tax tips instead of needing to wait on a paper suggestion to drop through their letter box. The modification comes as part of DVLA’s brand-new Driver and automobiles account service, which releases on GOV.UK today.
The brand-new service, which permits drivers to quickly access their driver and vehicle details in one location, has actually been released as a public beta and DVLA are asking drivers to offer feedback to help establish the service.
The Driver and automobiles account is user friendly, secure, and it just takes around 5 minutes to register. Once an account has actually been established, drivers can merely check in utilizing their email and password, and will have the ability to:
- see their driving licence details, consisting of recommendations and charge points
- view automobiles that are signed up to them consisting of tax and MOT status
- alter their contact choices
- established vehicle tax tips by email and for the very first time by SMS text
- select to stop getting vehicle tax tips by post
Julie Lennard, DVLA Chief Executive, said:
We are asking drivers to help us test the service. It’s totally free, and easy to register for an account.
This brand-new service is being established and we will be including more functions however we wish to provide clients gain access to as early as possible so they can attempt it out and let us have their feedback.
Motorists with a UK passport can establish an account today and provide their feedback on the brand-new service at www.gov.uk/driver-vehicles-account
Notes to editors
- DVLA is a digital very first organisation accountable for preserving over 50 million driver records and 40 million vehicle records.
To register for a Driver and automobiles account, drivers ought to:
- go to www.gov.uk/driver-vehicles-account
- offer an email address and confirm their information with a one-time passcode
- offer their personal information consisting of name, date of birth, and address
- confirm their identity utilizing a UK passport (which can consist of those ended within the last 12 months)
- offer a GB Driving Licence or a National insurance coverage number (DVLA might likewise perform extra identity checks)
- produce a password
The ‘Driver and vehicles account’ is available to GB driving licence holders just. It does not reach Northern Ireland. Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland is accountable for licensing drivers in Northern Ireland and hold those records, not DVLA.
NI clients can see their vehicle details online by going to www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dvla
Motorists who have actually picked to tax their vehicle by Direct Debit do not require to register to receive a digital V11 suggestion since their Direct Debit will renew immediately (offering their vehicle has a legitimate MOT).
Additional services prepared for the account consist of:
- Applying for a very first provisionary driving licence
- Ten-year licence renewal where clients will have the ability to publish an image and track its development
