Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82439

Motor Vehicles: Registration

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Coombes

LabourWest Bromwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of drivers failed to notify the DVLA of a change of vehicle keeper or ownership in the preceeding five years.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The latest available data shows that of the 52,898,866 vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s vehicle database, 49,270,958 are contactable and traceable based on the information held on the DVLA’s records. Of the remainder it is esti...

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