Financial Audit
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Annual Report & Accounts 2021-22
The C&AG has released his annual report on the DVLA’s collection of Vehicle Excise Duty.
Recommendations (3)
Source: NAO Recommendations Tracker
Department for Transport; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Rec 1
Accepted
Implemented
In respect of the specific enforcement activities ? prosecutions and out-of-court settlements ? that remain significantly below pre-pandemic levels, we recommend that the DVLA review its targets and the measures needed to achieve them, both within the DVLA and in the organisations it relies on.
Department for Transport; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Rec 2
Accepted
Implemented
We recommend that the DVLA renew its efforts to maximise the impact its devolved partners can have on VED enforcement, based on existing powers.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; HM Treasury
Rec 3
Accepted
Implemented
HM Treasury should use the findings from the call for evidence, initiated over two years ago, to determine the most suitable future of VED both in respect of any tactical opportunities to improve decarbonisation incentives and to address the long-term erosion of the VED tax base expected as zero emission vehicle uptake accelerates.