Driver and Vehicle Agency

This article is about the agency in Northern Ireland. Not to be confused with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in Great Britain.
Driver and Vehicle Agency
Agency overview
Formed2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Preceding agencies
  • DVLNI
  • DVTA
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
HeadquartersColeraine, Northern Ireland
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment for Infrastructure
Websitehttps://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/driver-vehicle-agency-dva-northern-ireland

The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA; Irish: An Ghníomhaireacht Tiománaithe agus Feithiclí[1]) is a government agency of the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The agency is responsible for conducting vehicle testing, driver testing and the issuance of driving licences.[2]

It was created in early 2007 through the merger of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland (DVLNI) and the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA).[3]

  1. ^ "DVA Leaflet in Gaelige (Irish)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Driver licensing, nidirect. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Coleraine job fears over Driver and Vehicle Agency merger review". BBC News Online. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.