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Written question asked by Richard Burden (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014 (named day). It was answered by Claire O'Neill (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing the My Licence service; and what estimate he has made of the annual administrative costs of that service.

Answer

The My Licence service provides the insurance industry with validated driver data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to help them calculate motor insurance premiums. This service was developed alongside the DVLA’s award-winning View Driving Licence service, which allows individual drivers to access their own record, and the development costs are combined. These services were developed together on a new strategic enquiry platform built on the same infrastructure. This allows the DVLA to develop future enquiry services on the same platform.

The end of year forecast for these services is £9.1m. This is a saving of £15m on the original forecast of £24.1m. The estimated annual cost for support and maintenance is £2m, excluding VAT.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
217813
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Databases Costs Fees and charges Motor insurance
Link
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