Every vehicle bought, sold, or registered in the UK leaves a record with the DVLA. On its own, that’s just a transaction log - but matched against your own dealer or sales data, it becomes a working picture of where demand sits and where your network is winning or losing.
GMAP is a reseller of the DVLA’s anonymised car registration dataset, one of the most complete sources of
automotive industry data available in the UK. We supply it as a standalone dataset, build it into
location planning projects, or put it to work through our own
reporting tools.
Who uses DVLA data?
GMAP supplies DVLA vehicle data to organisations that need a clear, accurate view of the UK automotive market, including:
- Manufacturers and importers tracking new vehicle registrations by make, model and region
- Dealer groups benchmarking individual sites against the demand and vehicle parc in their territory
- Network planning teams identifying gaps in dealer coverage and opportunities for expansion
- Finance and stocking teams understanding local vehicle demand to determine what to stock in each territory
- Marketing teams reaching owners of specific makes, models or vehicle ages
What DVLA data tells you
Each record in the DVLA database contains 30 fields covering vehicle details and a partial postcode. This provides a detailed view of the UK automotive market while protecting individual privacy.
That level of detail can help businesses understand:
- New vehicle registrations - see where different makes and models are being registered across the UK
- Used vehicle purchases and sales - see where vehicles are changing hands across the UK after their first sale
- Vehicle parc - build a complete picture of car ownership across the UK, broken down by area
- Local market performance - compare your own sales activity with
the wider vehicle market in your territory
How GMAP delivers DVLA data
You can use the DVLA dataset on its own, but we can combine it with your own data to give you a clearer picture of your market, your performance and where the opportunities lie.
DVLA UK car registration data
We can provide the DVLA dataset as a one-off data file for use in your own systems, as part of an Ideal Network Plan consultancy project, or as a live data feed within MVPLUS alongside your other location data.
The Used Car Report
Our Used Car Report is a live dashboard that combines DVLA transaction data with your own sales figures. It benchmarks each dealer site against what its local territory is actually buying, helping you make more informed decisions about which vehicles to stock and where.
As a hosted, web-based tool, the report can be rolled out across your business - from a single analyst to an entire dealer network. Take a look at the video below to see the Used Car Report in action.
Why buy DVLA data through GMAP?
There are several ways to access DVLA data, but the difference with GMAP is what you can do with it once you have it. We combine the data with our automotive expertise, software and consultancy to help you turn it into confident decisions and stronger results.
- Get more from the data - we combine UK car registration data with the software and consultancy to help you apply it to real business decisions
- See the market in context - tools such as the Used Car Report bring DVLA car data together with your own figures, so you can see what’s happening in your market and how you’re performing against it
- Tap into 30 years of experience - we’ve spent more than three decades working with automotive industry data and using it to support network planning, stocking and other automotive decisions
- Look at the detail you need - whether you need a view of the UK market or
want to understand what is happening around an individual dealer, we can provide the car registration data you need at the level you need it
Talk to us about DVLA data
There are several ways to access DVLA data, but the difference with GMAP is what you can do with it once you have it. We combine the data with our automotive expertise, software and consultancy to help you turn it into confident decisions and stronger results.
- Get more from the data - we combine UK car registration data with the software and consultancy to help you apply it to real business decisions
- See the market in context - tools such as the Used Car Report bring DVLA car data together with your own figures, so you can see what’s happening in your market and how you’re performing against it
- Tap into 30 years of experience - we’ve spent more than three decades working with automotive industry data and using it to support network planning, stocking and other automotive decisions
- Look at the detail you need - whether you need a view of the UK market or want to understand what is happening around an individual dealer, we can provide the car registration data you need at the level you need it
Looking for DVLA data for your next project? Whether you need a one-off dataset or data delivered on a regular basis, we can help you get it set up around the way you work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is DVLA data?
DVLA data is a database of vehicles registered in the UK, covering new registrations, used car transactions and the current vehicle parc. At GMAP, we provide this auto industry data
to brands, dealers and other organisations that need a clear, accurate view of the UK car market.
What fields are included in the DVLA data set?
Each record contains 30 fields covering vehicle details and a partial postcode. This gives you enough information to analyse the market by location, while keeping individual vehicle owners anonymous.
Can DVLA data be combined with our own sales data?
Yes - and that’s exactly what our Used Car Report does. It combines DVLA transaction data with your own sales figures, giving you a clear view of how each dealer is performing against its local market and helping you make better stocking decisions.
Is DVLA data only available for new car registrations?
No. As well as new car registration data, the dataset covers used car purchases and sales, along with vehicle parc data showing the vehicles currently on UK roads.
How is DVLA data delivered?
There’s no single way to use our DVLA data. We can provide it as a standalone dataset, as part of an Ideal Network Plan project, through MVPLUS, or via the Used Car Report dashboard - whatever works best for your team.
