DVLA Vehicle API

DVLA Vehicle API MCP Connector for Claude

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Access UK vehicle data — audit registration, tax, and MOT via AI.

6 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire automotive research and vehicle auditing workflow with DVLA Vehicle API, the official source for United Kingdom vehicle data. By connecting the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) API to your agent, you transform complex registration lookups into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly verify tax and MOT statuses, audit vehicle specifications, and retrieve environmental metadata without you ever touching a government portal. Whether you are conducting fleet management or verifying a vehicle's history, your agent acts as a real-time automotive consultant, ensuring your data is always grounded in official, government-verified records.

What you can do

  • Vehicle Auditing — Retrieve comprehensive details for any UK-registered vehicle, including make, model, and registration metadata.
  • Status Oversight — Verify current tax and MOT status to maintain strict control over legal compliance and expiration dates.
  • Specification Intelligence — Query technical specs such as engine capacity, fuel type, and colour to assist in vehicle identification.
  • Environmental Monitoring — Retrieve CO2 emission data and fuel types to understand the environmental footprint of specific vehicles.
  • Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your automotive research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your DVLA API Key
  3. Start managing your automotive intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Fleet Managers — monitor vehicle compliance and retrieve tax/MOT metadata straight from your workflow.
  • Car Dealers & Buyers — verify vehicle specifications and audit registration history without manual searching.
  • Environmental Analysts — perform rapid audits of vehicle emissions through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate automotive data querying to orchestrate cross-functional logistics teams smoothly.
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6 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_vehicle_environmental_data

Get CO2 emissions and fuel type details for a vehicle

check_api_status

Check if the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry API is operational

get_vehicle_mot_status

Check the current MOT status and expiry date for a vehicle

get_vehicle_specifications

Get technical specifications (make, model, engine) for a vehicle

get_vehicle_tax_status

Check the current tax status and due date for a vehicle

get_vehicle_details

Get comprehensive details for a UK vehicle by registration number

See how to talk to your AI agent using DVLA Vehicle API.

Get details for UK vehicle with registration 'AA11AAA' using DVLA Vehicle API.

I've retrieved the details for AA11AAA! It is a Blue Ford Focus. The tax status is 'Taxed' and the MOT is valid until next year. Would you like the full technical specifications?

What is the MOT status for registration 'BB22BBB'?

I've checked the status for BB22BBB. The MOT is currently identified as 'Expired'. It expired on 2023-12-01. I can provide the vehicle make and colour to help you identify it.

Show specifications for car registration 'CC33CCC'.

I've retrieved the specifications for CC33CCC. It has an engine capacity of 1998cc and uses Diesel fuel. The vehicle colour is Silver. Would you like to check its tax status as well?

Register at the [**DVLA Developer portal**](https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/), create an application, and you will receive your API Key. Copy and paste it below.

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