---
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.
