---
type: "Public Authority"
title: "Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency"
description: "Great Britain licensing authority in the selected learning-to-drive route."
status: "observed"
assertion_status: "official"
jurisdiction: "great-britain"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "govuk-first-provisional-licence"
    title: "Apply for your first provisional driving licence"
    resource: "https://www.gov.uk/apply-first-provisional-driving-licence"
    author: "organisation:driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

DVLA provides the provisional and full-licence stages in the selected
[Great Britain learning route](../services/great-britain-learn-to-drive-car.md).
It is distinct from the test provider and from Northern Ireland's DVA.
