# Driver and Vehicle Agency (Northern Ireland)

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    ---
    type: "Public Authority"
    title: "Driver and Vehicle Agency (Northern Ireland)"
    description: "Northern Ireland licensing and testing authority in the selected learning route."
    status: "observed"
    assertion_status: "official"
    jurisdiction: "northern-ireland"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    sources:
      - id: "nidirect-provisional-licence"
        title: "Apply for a provisional driving licence online"
        resource: "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/apply-provisional-driving-licence-online"
        author: "organisation:driver-and-vehicle-agency-northern-ireland"
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    ---

    # Driver and Vehicle Agency (Northern Ireland)

    DVA provides licensing and testing stages in the selected
    [Northern Ireland learning route](../services/northern-ireland-learn-to-drive-car.md).
    It must not be collapsed into DVLA or DVSA merely because their labels overlap.