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https://dvla.gov.uk· First analyzed 05 May 2026· Updated 05 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

F5 Anycast

IP Address

159.60.137.98

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

Server Location

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ASN

AS35280

Organization

F5 Anycast

Server

Nginx

CDN

Fastly

Nameservers

ns-1949.awsdns-51.co.uk.ns-64.awsdns-08.com.ns-1001.awsdns-61.net.ns-1437.awsdns-51.org.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
686 ms10%
Speed Index
892 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
182 KB
29 requests
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Infrastructure
Hosting
F5 Anycast
CDN
Fastly

Technology Stack

3 Technologies Detected

Frameworks

1
Angular

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Web Servers

1
Nginx

SEO Analysis

A80/100
22
4
1
Meta Tags12/15
Content11/12
Headings8/8
Technical23/25
E-E-A-T2/7
Images1/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness2/4
Mobile4/4
Indexability3/3
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dvla.gov.ukdvla.gov.uk

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - GOV.UK

We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), maintaining nearly 53 million driver records and more than 47 million vehicle records. Last year (2024 ...

Description truncated.
Title Length44 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~265px / 580px)

Description Length295 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • • Most images missing alt text (17/17) — critical for accessibility and SEO

5 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

35 URLs

35 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

12 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

18/100
Poor
5 11 1

This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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AI & LLM Readiness

D49/100
Bot Access
19/25
Machine Read.
11/25
Schema Data
3/25
Citation
16/25

AI Bot Access

13/14 accessible
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ChatGPT-User
data-nosnippet

Machine Readability

llms.txt
llms-full.txt
Semantic HTML
Heading Hierarchy
nav
Text ratio:6%
Words:1,373
Token eff.:Optimal
Sections/1K:19.7
Depth:1/5

Structured Data

2 JSON-LD
BreadcrumbListSearchAction
sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary10w
Descriptive Headingsavg 4w
Canonical URL
Open Graph3/3
Twitter Card1/3
Language Tag
Publish Date
Author Info
Lists
Tables
TL;DR / Summary
About Page Link
Recommendations (9)
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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
A+
90/100
16
Passed
1
Critical
1
Warnings
Images & Alt Text
20/20
Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
Semantic Structure
17/20
Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
Forms & Inputs
15/15
Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
Color & Contrast
15/15
Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
Keyboard & Focus
13/15
Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
ARIA & Roles
10/15
Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
57/100
A+
23 mg
CO₂e / view
182.4 KB
Page Weight
95%
Cleaner Than
New Visitor
26 mg
vs
Returning (cached)
13 mg
Annual (10K/mo)
2.7 kg
Emission Segments
Data Center
5 mg
Network
5 mg
Device
12 mg
Resource Breakdown
JavaScript
50.4 KB
Images
1.1 KB
CSS
113.7 KB
HTML
17.2 KB
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F5 Anycast
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A

Security Score

86%Very Good
Interactive

HTTPS

No WAF

236d

Certificate Details

Type

Organization Validated (OV)

Certificate Authority

GlobalSign nv-sa

Key Algorithm

RSA (2048 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

26.11.2025

Valid Until

28.12.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (13)

www.gov.uk*.businesslink.gov.uk*.direct.gov.uk*.publishing.service.gov.uk*.cabinet-office.gov.ukassets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.ukservice.gov.ukdata.gov.uk+5 more

SHA-256 Fingerprint

7B:86:B9:31:7E:AE:2A:F2:53:D3:E3:4C:DA:95:17:B9:97:A5:A9:AD...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

accept-ranges
bytes
age
0
alt-svc
h3=":443";ma=86400,h3-29=":443";ma=86400,h3-27=":443";ma=864...
cache-control
🟡 300s(max-age=300, public)
content-encoding
⚡ Brotli(br)
content-length
17278
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Custom Mail Server

Score

73

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

Quarantine (Moderate)

MX Records (2)

cssgw-a.dvla.gov.uk
cssgw-c.dvla.gov.uk

Domain Information

dvla.gov.uk

Domain Age
26y 2m

Created

06.03.2000

Expires

06.03.2027

Last Updated

06.03.2026

Registrar

Cloud Next Limited

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected
Privacy policy page linked

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
C
68/100
Mobile Friendly1 breakpoint
Viewport Meta
The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
Responsive Design
Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
Touch Icons
Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
Readable Font Size
Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
Relative Units
Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
No H-Scroll Risk
No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
Tap Targets OK
Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
No Fixed Widths
No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
Viewport
width=device-width, initial-scale=1
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Typography & Readability

GDS Transport

WCAG Partial
75/100
Readability
/30
22/30

19px · LH 1.32

Hierarchy
/20
17/20

1.68x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

WCAG
/25
16/25

4.06:1 min contrast

Performance
/25
20/25

1 font · 2 req

Heading Font

GDS Transport

Sans32px

Body Font

GDS Transport

Sans19px

Contrast Ratio

4.06:1

Below AA

Reading Comfort

~33 CPL

Narrow lines
32px
h1
29px
h2
24px
h3
19px
p

✅ Excellent readability: 19px body text is ideal for all devices.

⚠️ Tight line spacing (1.32). Increase to 1.4–1.6 for better readability.

❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 12/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 0 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 4.1:1).

✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

✅ Lean font stack: 1 font families keeps load times fast.

Buy on MyFontsFlesch 12

Color Palette

7 unique colors
Light
#ffffff
Background· 82.69999999999999%
#1d6fb8
Primary· 7.2%
#95b0bc
Secondary· 4.4%
#ebeff1
Secondary· 2.5%
#3f79a7
Secondary· 1.6%
#097357
Accent· 1.5%
#186481
Accent· 0.1%

Business & Marketing Stack

1 Tools Detected

Growing

Behavior Analytics

1
Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

1

Categories

1

Total Tools

0

Enterprise

0

Mid-Market

Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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Scripts & Styles

7 Resources

5
Scripts
2
Styles
2
Async
0
Defer

Top Script Sources

local(5)

Website Identity

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

GovernmentOrganization

We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), maintaining nearly 53 million driver records and more than 47 million vehicle records. Last year (2024 to 2025), we collected £8.4 billion in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .

26 years old

The Richard Ley Development CentreUpper Forest WaySwansea ValeSwanseaSA7 0ANUnited Kingdom

Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld
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Last analyzed: 05 May 2026 at 23:25

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