Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 94853

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Payments

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Zöe Franklin

Liberal DemocratGuildford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency requires postal orders as the sole means of payment for trade plate applications.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
There are no Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) services for which only a postal order is accepted as payment. Trade licensing applications can also be paid for by cheque. The DVLA is currently developing improvements to its trade licensing servic...

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