DVLA registrations offices
DVLA Registrations & The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (also known as D.V.L.A Vehicle Registration Offices):
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is abbreviated as the D.V.L.A for Car registrations purposes. The DVLA was formerly referred to as the DVLC. The DVLA is the Government Agency responsible for maintaining the database of drivers, DVLA number plates and DVLA car registrations of all the Drivers and vehicles registered in Mainland Britain.
Based in Swansea, the DVLA Registrations Agency is also responsible for issuing vehicle registrations, both personalised plates and ordinary vehicle registration marks. DVLA Number plates and car registration marks were all historically transferred through the local DVLA Registrations Number plate transfer Offices, which were located around the country. As of late 2013, as part of the DVLA modernisation of DVLA Vehicle Registration processing the entire network is being closed. NO DVLA local office will exist after December 2013 and DVLA Central processing centre will issue all paperwork centrally.
Northern Ireland no longer has its own number plate Agency, as previously their own agnecy held the records for car registration numbers and number plates in Northern Ireland. These are now being administered by DVLA and Irish Registrations are legal and very popular car registration marks used in the Mainland UK as well.
The regional DVLA Registrations & Number plate transfer offices previously listed below have now ALL closed permanently:
Aberdeen DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: AB10 1WG
Bangor DVLA Car Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : LL57 2JF
Beverley DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE HAS CLOSED DOWN : HU17 9JB
Birmingham DVLA Number Plate House
DVLA BIRMINGHAM CLOSED PERMANENTLY 18/12/13 B33 0SD
Bournemouth DVLA Car Registrations Office
DVLA BOURNEMOUTH CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13 : BH12 1DR
Brighton DVLA Number Plate House
BRIGHTON DVLA REGISTRATIONS CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13 : BN1 4UE
Bristol DVLA Car Registrations Office
BRISTOL DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 18/12/13 : BS34 8SR
Cardiff DVLA Number Plate House
DVLA REGISTRATIONS CARDIFF CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13 : CF14 5DX
Carlisle DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 25/10/13 : CA3 0JW
Chelmsford DVLA Car Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: CM1 1GU
Chester DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : CH1 2ND
Dundee DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : DD1 4QP
DVLA Newcastle Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 13/12/13 : NE3 3QF
DVLA Personalised Registrations
DVLA Swansea SA99 1DS
Edinburgh DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: EH12 9DJ
Exeter DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 22/11/13: EX2 8EF
Glasgow DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 13/11/13: G2 6TT
Inverness DVLA Car Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 22/11/13: IV1 1SF
Ipswich DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 25/10/13 : IP1 1UT
Leeds DVLA Car Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 13/12/13: LS2 7DQ
Lincoln DVLA Registrations House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 25/10/13 : LN5 7WD
London Borehamwood DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 18/12/13 : WD6 1JD
Maidstone DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 22/11/13: ME14 1XB
Manchester DVLA Car Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 13/12/13 : M32 0SL
Northampton DVLA Registrations Office
NORTHAMPTON DVLA OFFICE CLOSED PERMANENTLY 18/12/13 NN1 5PE
Norwich DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 25/10/13 : NR1 1UP
Nottingham DVLA Registrations Office
DVLA NOTTINGHAM CLOSED PERMANENTLY 18/12/13 NG8 6PX
Oxford DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: OX1 1RW
Peterborough DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : PE1 2ST
Portsmouth DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 13/12/13 : PO2 8AH
Preston DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 13/12/13 : PR2 9NZ
Sheffield DVLA Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: S11 8HA
Shrewsbury DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: SY1 3BF
Stockton DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: TS17 6QR
Swansea DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 25/10/13: SA6 8AJ
Theale DVLA Car Number Plate House
THIS DVLA REGISTRATIONS OFFICE CLOSED DOWN 22/11/13: RG7 4AQ
Truro DVLA Car Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : TR1 2TG
Wimbledon DVLA Car Number Plate House
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 13/12/13 : SW19 7JY
Worcester DVLA Registrations Office
THIS DVLA NUMBER PLATES OFFICE CLOSED 22/11/13 : WR5 3HR
All number plates and car registration marks purchased via R4V Number Plates will be administered by either the central processing unit or our electronic portal and all new documentation issued accordingly.
PLEASE NOTE: DVLA Vehicle registration office details were correct at time of upload and will all close permanently by the end of 2013. Consult Gov.uk for up to date information on DVLA VEHICLE REGISTRATION OFFICES. DVLA Swansea may be contacted on 0300 7906805.
Alternatively you may put any query to DVLA in writing to D.V.L.A, Swansea, SA99 1BA.