A dup mp is seeking clarification on the future of driver and vehicle licensing offices in northern ireland amid fears of job losses. The dvas local offices will now remain open to support vehicle registration and licensing services until the end of 2014 while the new services bed in. Drivers customer services correspondence team, dvla, swansea, sa6 7jl telephone. In northern ireland ni, delivery of these services is outsourced to the driver and vehicle agency dva, which has a centre of operations in coleraine and eight local offices throughout ni. Driver licensing enquiries, coleraine administration of the.
Alternatively you may submit your application at any one of the seven mot test centres that provide a checking service. Driver and vehicle agency wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Take or post your completed application form with the right fee to any dva test centre. Learn about working at driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla.
Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Bbc news uk northern ireland licensing centre job loss. Aug 20, 20 the environment minister has said he is absolutely amazed by the governments arguments for moving more than 300 jobs from the driver and vehicle agency in coleraine to swansea. The dva head office is in coleraine in northern ireland. Should you need to get in touch with the dva on an urgent matter, please use the email provided below. The driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla is an executive arm of the department for transport charged with the management of motor vehicles databases for the country as well as their licensing, taxation and registrations. The dva s office in coleraine will provide a similar service. The third important number is the dvani international number which we deal with below. All content is available under the open government licence v3. Opening times for every fourth tuesday of the month are 10. The government agency responsible for maintaining the database of drivers in great britain, and a database of vehicles in the uk. Driver vehicle agency, coleraine government offices yell. Driver licensing division county hall castlerock road waterside coleraine bt51 3tb telephone.
See who you know at driver vehicle licensing agency, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Northern ireland currently operates a separate licensing system to the rest of the. They are an agency of the northern ireland government. The environment minister has said he is absolutely amazed by the governments arguments for moving more than 300 jobs from the driver and vehicle agency in. This page has contact details for driver licensing enquiries. Driver and vehicle licensing agency in coleraine, county. For residents of northern ireland, if the deceased owned a vehicle you should send the persons registration certificate to the dvla. Future of vehicle registration and licensing services in. The agency currently holds over 44 million valid drivers licenses and 36 million licensed vehicles. The agency issues driving licences, sells cherished marks private number plates and, under an agreement from the uk department for transport. Its counterpart for drivers in northern ireland is the driver and vehicle agency dva. Vehicle registration plates are the mandatory alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle, and have existed in the united kingdom since 1904. Vehicle registration and licensing in northern ireland gov.
Best way to track down driving licence a freedom of information. Were the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla, holding over 48 million driver records and over 40 million vehicle records. Driver and vehicle agency dva chief executive, paul duffy, has. To get or renew your driver licence or a licence endorsement you need to apply in person at an nz transport agency driver licensing agent. Coleraine job fears over driver and vehicle agency merger. These changes mean that the driver and vehicle agency dva will no longer. Previously the responsibility of the dvta, the dva is responsible for the testing of both drivers, in the form of theory and practical driving tests, and vehicles, primarily through the mot test the standards and form of these tests is the same as in the rest of the united kingdom, where they are performed by the driver and vehicle standards agency. They are an agency of the northern ireland government related pages. Cancel vehicle tax and take your vehicle off the road. County hall castlerock road waterside coleraine bt51 3tb. All media queries should be directed to the department for infrastructure press office on 028 9054 0007 or email. Book a vehicle test mot for a private car, motorcycle or.
Get contact details, gallery, services and general information. Dvla consultation on coleraine move outrageous durkan bbc. It was created in early 2007 through the merger of the driver and vehicle licensing northern ireland. Jun 30, 2005 a dup mp is seeking clarification on the future of driver and vehicle licensing offices in northern ireland amid fears of job losses.
Dfi dva, driver and vehicle agency northern ireland 19 february. Opening times for every third tuesday of the month are 10. Taxi licensing division driver and vehicle licensing. Driver licensing enquiries is a company in the administration of the state business sector in coleraine, northern ireland. Driver licensing enquiries, coleraine administration of. More than 300 jobs will now be lost at the dva coleraine. Due to the impact of covid19, the dva has limited capacity to answer customer queries and there is currently no counter or phone service available.
Originally meetings of londonderry county council were held at the coleraine courthouse. The automobile association aa external link most aa offices. Department of environment, coleraine environmentvaluation. Driver licensing divisioncounty hallcastlerock roadwatersidecolerainebt51 3tbtelephone. Learn about working at driver vehicle licensing agency. Dvla consultation on coleraine move outrageous durkan. There is speculation work could be transferred from coleraine, where 400 people are employed, to the agency s national headquarters in swansea. This page has contact details for booking, cancelling or rescheduling a vehicle test mot. The new building, which was designed by smyth, cowser and partners, was competed in 1970. Contact details for taxi licensing division in coleraine bt51 3hs from business directory, the best resource for finding driver and vehicle licensing agency listings in the uk. Mar, 2014 image caption dva jobs are going from county hall in coleraine.
County hall is a municipal facility in coleraine, county londonderry, northern ireland history. Drivers who are renewing a group 1 car, motorcycle and tractor licence can apply online renewing your driving licence. Driver and vehicle licensing agency in coleraine find driver and vehicle licensing agency in coleraine on the coleraine times directory. It follows the uk governments decision to move vehicle licensing services to the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla in swansea. There is speculation work could be transferred from coleraine, where 400 people are employed. Northern ireland currently operates a separate licensing system to. Driver and vehicle licensing agency in coleraine, county londonderry find driver and vehicle licensing agency in coleraine, county londonderry on the coleraine times directory. Vehicle registration and licensing in northern ireland. Vehicle testing new zealand vtnz external link selected vtnz stations. Dva driver licensing division department for infrastructure. Mar 25, 2019 the driver and vehicle licensing authority dvla of ghana is the government agency responsible for the licensing and evaluation of drivers and cars in ghana. About 300 jobs at northern irelands driver and vehicle agency dva are being lost. In gb these services are delivered by the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla in swansea and currently through 39 local offices throughout gb. All motor tax offices in northern ireland close on 17 july coleraine.
Driver licensing division county hall castlerock road waterside coleraine bt51 3tb. Taxi licensing division driver and vehicle licensing agency. County hall is a municipal facility in coleraine, county londonderry, northern ireland. Mar, 2014 the dvas local offices will now remain open to support vehicle registration and licensing services until the end of 2014 while the new services bed in. Image caption dva jobs are going from county hall in coleraine. Driver and vehicle licensing previously the responsibility of the dvlni, the dva maintains the database of drivers and vehicles in northern ireland. Due to the impact of covid19, the dva has limited capacity to answer customer queries and there is currently no. After the county council was abolished in 1973, it became the regional office of several government.