DVLA's main responsibilities

DVLA's responsibilities     * maintaining records of licensed drivers and registered vehicles     * issuing licences to drivers and the maintenance of the vehicle driving entitlements     * maintaining records of driver endorsements, disqualifications and medical conditions     * issuing registration certificates to vehicle keepers     * collecting and enforcing vehicle excise duty (VED)     * facilitating the police and intelligence authorities in dealing with vehicle related crime     * registering and issuing tachograph cards     * issuing vehicle registration marks     * selling attractive vehicle registration marks     * selling anonymised data DVLA's strategic policy outcomes     * reduced personal and economic loss from road accidents as part of improved road safety     * reduced vehicle related crime and support for the reduction of other crime     * reduced harm to the environment by vehicles     * improved public experience of government DVLA's vision is: " to be the trusted partner, right at the heart of road safety." DVLA's mission is: "to maximise our contribution to improve road safety, reducing crime , improving the environment and improving public experience of Government services through the efficient provision of our statutory core activities of driver and vehicle registration"