Case Study: DVLA transforms paper-based vehicle and registration services with Valtech

DVLA cuts transaction times from 10 days to 3 minutes with Valtech

The DVLA, a UK government agency, faced the challenge of modernizing its primarily paper-based services to embrace a Digital by Default model while optimizing operational costs. To support this ambition, the vendor Valtech was engaged to help deliver two key digital projects focused on user experience elevation.

Valtech implemented the solution by co-locating with DVLA staff in Swansea to deliver two GDS exemplar projects: a Vehicle Management service and a Personalised Registration programme. A core part of their approach was up-skilling DVLA staff members throughout the process, enabling eventual full ownership by the internal team. The results were transformational; Valtech helped reduce transaction times for vehicle management from 10 days to 3 minutes and for personalised registrations from 4 weeks to 3 minutes. Digital take-up for the registrations service far exceeded expectations, growing to nearly 90%.

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