AQW 2756/22-27

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 03/08/2022
Answered On Date: 10/08/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 13669/17-22, for an update on the Driver and Vehicle Agency plans to move towards full acceptance of credit and debit card payments, removing cheques or postal orders as methods of payment.

Answer:

By way of update to AQW 13669/17-22, the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) is progressing a programme of work to move towards the full acceptance of credit and debit card payments for the services it provides.

Work that is currently underway includes the ability to apply online for a first provisional driving licence and the renewal of vocational driving licences for lorry and bus drivers. It is anticipated these new online services will be implemented this financial year. The DVA is also planning to introduce electronic payments to enable Approved Tachograph Centres to pay for their periodic approval inspection fees using credit or debit card payments.