Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) was an executive agency granted trading fund status in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Transport of the United Kingdom Government.

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
AbbreviationVOSA
Agency overview
Formed3 April 2003
Preceding agencies
  • Vehicle Inspectorate
  • Traffic Area Network
Dissolved31 March 2014
Annual budget£197 million
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
UK
Operations jurisdictionUK
Legal jurisdictionEngland, Wales and Scotland
Operational structure
Parent agencyDepartment for Transport
Website
www.gov.uk/vosa

It was announced on 20 June 2013 that VOSA would merge with the Driving Standards Agency into a single agency in 2014. The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013. VOSA was abolished on 31 March 2014, and its responsibilities passed to the DVSA on 1 April 2014.

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