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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
 Logo of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 April 2014 |
| Preceding 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[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Department for Transport |
| Key documents | |
| Website | gov |
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,[2] 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).
- ^ "Working for DVSA". Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "About us". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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