Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Logo of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2014 (10 years ago) (2014-04-01)
Preceding agency	Driving Standards Agency, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
Type	Executive agency
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Croydon Street, Bristol, BS5 0DA, United Kingdom
Motto	Keeping Britain moving, safely and sustainably
Employees	4,600
Agency executive	Loveday Ryder, Chief executive
Parent department	Department for Transport
Key documents	DVSA vision to 2030 DVSA strategic plan to 2025
Website	gov.uk/dvsa

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport (DfT).

It carries out driving tests, approves people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carries out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive,^[1] carries out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitors vehicle recalls. It is a separate organisation from the similarly named Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The responsibilities of DVSA only cover Great Britain. In Northern Ireland, the same role is carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).