Cookies are small files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies to make GOV.UK work and collect information about how you use our service.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies keep your information secure while you use GOV.UK. We do not need to ask permission to use them.
| TSPD_101 |
Essential for security measures. |
session |
| TSxxxxxxxx |
You may see one or more of these. These cookies are essential for security measures |
session |
| EVL |
Used to hold anonymous information about your transaction, including what payment provider is being used. |
session |
| routeData |
You may see one or more of these. These cookies are essential for security measures |
session |
| vs |
This holds an internal reference number so that the entire user journey can be processed as a whole, for both target and GOV.UK Pay pages. |
session |
| F5[unique id] |
If you pay for a government service using a credit or debit card, our payment provider (Barclaycard) uses this cookie to track your payment session.
Learn more about the cookies Barclaycard uses by visiting their privacy and cookie policy |
5 minutes |
| UserCulture |
Used to set your language preference. |
session |
| VS_VR |
Used to hold transaction details for vehicle excise duty. |
session |
| JSESSIONID |
Session Cookie for Target - To maintain the session whilst progressing through the Direct Debit pages.
Learn more about the cookies Target group uses by visiting their privacy and cookie policy |
session |
| Dvla-evl |
Session Cookie for Target - To maintain the session whilst progressing through the Direct Debit pages.
Learn more about the cookies Target group uses by visiting their privacy and cookie policy |
session |
| Cookies_policy |
Saves your cookie consent settings |
1 year |
| Cookies_preferences_set |
Lets us know that you've saved your cookie consent settings |
1 year |
| DVLADialogflow_SessionId |
If you start a web chat request, our chatbot provider (Google) uses this to help remember your progress through a webchat. |
2 hours |
Analytics cookies (optional)
With your permission, we use Google Analytics to collect data about how you use our taxing service (Vehicle Tax). This information helps us to improve our service.
We use Google Analytics cookies to collect information about:
- How you got to taxing service
- The pages you visit on EVL tax service and how long you spend on them
- Any errors you see while using EVL taxing service
| _gid |
These help us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you've visited before. |
1 day |
| _gat |
These help to regulate requests. |
1 minute |
| _ga |
These help us count how many people visit the service by tracking if you've visited before. |
2 years |
| F5_cspm |
This lets us understand web performance and checks the loading time of a webpage. |
session |
Note
For anyone using the Safari browser, cookies may be set for a default period of only 7 days.