Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
(asked on 17th February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on local authority payments to the DVLA.
This question was answered on 24th February 2017
Local authorities cover the administrative cost for dealing with requests for vehicle keeper and driver licensing information held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
In the financial year 2015-16, the DVLA received £166,704 directly from local authorities. This includes £14,352 for vehicle related requests, £101,600 for driver related requests and £50,752 for the initial set up costs to enable local authorities to make driver licensing checks electronically.