Written questions

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Payments

Commons · Question 94854 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential environmental and administrative implications of relying on paper-based postal order payments for Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency services.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Dec 2025

There are no Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) services for which only a postal order is accepted as payment. Trade licensing applications can also be paid for by cheque. The DVLA is currently developing improvements to its trade licensing servic...