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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Information Sharing

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 28 November 2025UIN 93126

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Question 88884, how much income has been collected by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency by providing vehicle registered keeper details in 2025.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The table below shows the income received in the calendar year 2025 and financial year 2025/26.

Income collected from the release of keeper details

Calendar year 1 January to 31 October 2025

£36,694,204.23

Financial year 25/26 1 April to 31 October 2025

£27,536,357.11

The £2.50 fee is set to recover the cost of providing the information and ensures that the cost is borne by the requester, not passed on to the taxpayer. In line with Managing Public Money, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency reviews its fees regularly to ensure that fees are set to recover the costs of providing the service.

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