{"id":515319,"date":"2026-04-06T05:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515319\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T05:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:16:09","slug":"dvla-issues-dont-forget-warning-to-anyone-who-holds-a-driving-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/515319\/","title":{"rendered":"DVLA issues ‘don\u2019t forget’ warning to anyone who holds a driving licence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DVLA has urged drivers to take action now or risk missing key deadlines. <\/a>Road users are being urged to act now or risk missing crucial car deadlines \u2013 including important renewals.<\/p>\n

The DVLA is encouraging millions to sign up to its online driver and vehicle account, warning it could help avoid costly oversights. The agency said drivers who fail to keep on top of key dates such as MOT expiry or vehicle tax risk fines, penalty points and even having their car seized.<\/p>\n

It comes as more than 40million licensed vehicles are on UK roads \u2013 meaning even a small % of drivers missing deadlines could translate into hundreds of thousands facing penalties.<\/p>\n

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The DVLA says setting up<\/a> an online account allows motorists to see all their key details in one place \u2013 including exactly when their MOT expires.<\/p>\n

Drivers can also view their driving record and penalty points, check tax rates and manage reminders, renew their photocard licence, update their address details, and replace a lost or stolen licence.<\/p>\n

The account enables digital reminders \u2013 helping drivers avoid missing deadlines that could otherwise lead to fines of up to \u00a31,000 for driving without a valid MOT.<\/p>\n

The warning comes as households face mounting financial pressure, with April bringing a raft of rising bills.<\/p>\n

A DVLA spokesperson said: \u201cDon\u2019t forget to add your vehicles to your driver and vehicles account. You can then view your vehicle details, including when your MOT expires.\u201d<\/p>\n

The service is available to any motorist, driver or road user with a driving licence issued in England, Scotland or Wales – OR a vehicle log book (V5C) in their name.<\/p>\n

Drivers are told they will need to verify their identity \u2013 typically using photo ID such as a passport or driving licence \u2013 to keep their details secure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DVLA has urged drivers to take action now or risk missing key deadlines. Road users are being…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,2753,10270,59,179931,179932,179933,56,54,55,179930],"class_list":{"0":"post-515319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-driving-licence","10":"tag-dvla","11":"tag-gb","12":"tag-online-account","13":"tag-penalty-points","14":"tag-photocard-licence","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom","18":"tag-vehicle-details"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}