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From placement to professional: my DVLA software engineering journey

From placement to professional: my DVLA software engineering journey

For Learning at Work Week, Iestyn shares his DVLA journey from Year in Industry student to Junior Software Engineer.

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New vehicle tax rules: an opportunity for a new web service

Posted by: Helen Jones, Posted on: 6 September 2016 - Categories: Features, Vehicle registration, Vehicle tax

Back in March we blogged about the changes to how car tax is calculated from 1 April 2017. The journey so far Since my last blog we’ve worked closely with the motor industry to plan for the change from a …

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Stronger together: improving vehicle first registration

Posted by: Helen Jones, Posted on: 2 September 2016 - Categories: Features, Vehicle registration, Vehicle tax

With the new football season in full swing, let’s think back to Euro ’16. This year’s competition clearly showed that it is possible to achieve more when we work together as a team. Think Wales, Northern Ireland and Iceland, playing …

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A year on since the counterpart has gone

Posted by: Dudley Ashford, Posted on: 8 June 2016 - Categories: Abolition of the counterpart, Driver licensing, Features

A year ago we said goodbye to the paper counterpart of the photocard driving licence and hello to the service that does it all. Now, in one place you can view or share your driving licence and check a driving licence. Getting rid of the paper …

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Making sure our online services are accessible to all

Posted by: Jamie Trollope, Posted on: 25 May 2016 - Categories: Customer research and insight

Last week several colleagues and I spent the day at the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC). The DAC works with clients to create digital media that’s accessible to all, and meets best practice accessibility standards and legislation. They’re an experienced and …

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Government as a platform at TechHub

Posted by: Peter van der Merwe, Posted on: 16 May 2016 - Categories: Features

We recently hosted a GDS platform as a service (PaaS)/Cloud Foundry event at TechHub in Swansea. Representatives from organisations as diverse as DVLA, Met Office, Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, Office of National Statistics, Intellectual Property Office and Companies House …

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DVLA update motor industry on digital services

Posted by: Julie Riseley, Posted on: 13 May 2016 - Categories: Features

We take great pride in working closely with our stakeholders to make our services easy and clear to use. I was delighted to accept an invitation to speak at a recent British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) webinar to …

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Helping the medical profession to help us

Posted by: Dr Wyn Parry, Posted on: 28 April 2016 - Categories: Drivers medical

Last month, DVLA launched updated guidance entitled ‘Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals’ to help medical professionals assess their patients’ fitness to drive. Why we did it It replaces the previous ‘At a Glance’ guide, and helps …

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The way car tax is calculated is changing

Posted by: Rohan Gye, Posted on: 23 March 2016 - Categories: Vehicle registration, Vehicle tax

The 2015 Budget Statement announced new tax rates for vehicles registered after 1 April 2017. So, what does this mean for the motorist? It will only affect you if you buy a brand new car on or after 1 April …

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DVLA sponsors new event space at TechHub Swansea

Posted by: Matt Lewis, Posted on: 16 March 2016 - Categories: Features

Edwina Hart, A.M. officially opened TechHub Swansea’s brand new office space today (Wednesday 16 March) in the creative cluster - part of Coastal Housing Group’s £25m second phase urban village regeneration scheme on Swansea’s High Street. This is the first …

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Life in DVLA's Contact Centre

Posted by: Carole Evans, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Contact Centre, Features

DVLA’s Contact Centre is the interface between us, the organisation and you, the customer. There’s loads of really useful information on GOV.UK  and most people will be able to find what they’re looking for there. But every year we still get around …

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