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🇬🇧 DVLA ~ Vehicle Enquiry Service (lookup by plate)

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POST a registration number with an x-api-key header; free, though DVLA has at times paused new VES registrations for system upgrades, so onboarding may be intermittent.

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# DVLA ~ Vehicle Enquiry Service (lookup by plate) needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/vehicle-enquiry-service/vehicle-enquiry-service-description.html
curl 'https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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API: DVLA ~ Vehicle Enquiry Service (lookup by plate)
Provider: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/vehicle-enquiry-service/vehicle-enquiry-service-description.html)
Pricing: free
Base URL: https://driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/vehicle-enquiry/v1/vehicles
Important note: POST a registration number with an x-api-key header; free, though DVLA has at times paused new VES registrations for system upgrades, so onboarding may be intermittent.

Source: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (https://developer-portal.driver-vehicle-licensing.api.gov.uk/apis/vehicle-enquiry-service/vehicle-enquiry-service-description.html)
Source type: Official portal or provider docs
Endpoint type: Portal or multi-endpoint API
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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