# Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/dvla-gov-uk/  
**Website:** https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk  
**APIs profiled:** 6

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is the UK government executive agency that holds driver and vehicle records for Great Britain. Its API Developer Portal (beta) publishes OpenAPI 3.0 specifications for six APIs on driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk: Authentication, Access to Driver Data, Driving Licence Renewal, Keeper At Date Of Event (KADOE), Print Request and the Vehicle Enquiry Service, each with a UAT test environment and per-client usage plans.

## Kin Score — 42.9 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-11-13 under rubric 0.28.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 71.4 |
| Contract Quality | 61.8 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 47.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 42.3 |
| Access Clarity | 8.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 26.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 30.5 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | distinct |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (9)

- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Authenticate User API** — The Authenticate User API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for authenticate user.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Change API Key API** — The Change API Key API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for change api key.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Change Password API** — The Change Password API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for change password.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Full Driver Enquiry API** — The Full Driver Enquiry API API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for full driver enquiry api.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) New Password API** — The New Password API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for new password.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Print API** — The Print API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 3 operation(s) for print.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Renewal API** — Renewal API
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Vehicle API** — The vehicle API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for vehicle.
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Vehicle Keeper API** — The Vehicle Keeper API from Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) — 1 operation(s) for vehicle keeper.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Agentic Access** — 12 operations · 8 acting

## Security (3)

- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Authentication** — apiKey/http · 3 schemes
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC
- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Company, Government, United Kingdom, Vehicles, Driving Licences, Transportation, Public Sector

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/dvla-gov-uk/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.