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DVLA

Digital Accessibility Centre Certificate of Accreditation

Accreditation Certificate Number:

DVLA

Client:

DVLA

Project:

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Certificate issue date:

Certificate expiry date:

Certificate status:

Platform:

Dektop and Mobile

Certification

To achieve certification each undergoes a manual technical compliance review against WCAG 2.1 to level AA.

The underwent both a technical compliance audit and robust end to end testing by users with a wide range of disabilities including blind, low vision, dyslexia, colour blindness, mobility impairments, learning difficulties, Deaf, Asperger and anxiety and panic disorder.

All testing is carried out in line with relevant platform specific guidelines, and where applicable, conforms with The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Testing also conforms to Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

List of issues

  • There are several links throughout the service which appear as non-descriptive when navigating out of context.
  • The heading structure begins with a heading at level 1 and shifts to a h3, creating an illogical heading structure.

Journey

  • Task 1 - Login
  • Task 2 - Forgot password
  • Task 3 - Search VRM
  • Task 4 - Search VIN
  • Task 5 - Filter
  • Task 6 - Incorrect VRN
  • Task 7 - Manage users
  • Task 8 - Contact us
  • Task 9 - Redirects
  • Task 10 - CSV file

Disclaimer:

This certificate was issued on the and represents the state of the pages audited on this date. Any further changes after the accreditation date are not covered by this certificate.

Additionally, any pages/areas of the website not listed the above scope of testing are also not covered by this certificate as we cannot guarantee their accessibility state.

We audit against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA to test how accessible the website is, using theWebsite Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) to evaluate conformance.