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kerrigan/laravel-dvla
=====================

Cached DVLA lookup service for use with Laravel.

v1.0.2(4mo ago)02.3k↓78.7%MITPHPPHP ^8.4

Since Dec 11Pushed 4mo agoCompare

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This Laravel package can retrieve and cache vehicle information from the UK DVLA.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package relies upon PHP 8.4, as it uses a number of relatively new language features with which I wanted to get to grips.

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require kerrigan/laravel-dvla
```

The package will automatically register itself.

Then assign values to the environment variables mentioned in the `dvla.php` configuration file.

You can publish the config file with:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-dvla"
```

These are the contents of the published config file:

```
// config/dvla.php

return [
    /*
     * DVLA VES API configuration.
     */
    'api' => [
        /*
         * API key.
         */
        'key' => env('DVLA_API_KEY', ''),

        /*
         * Use the live API?
         */
        'is_live' => env('DVLA_API_IS_LIVE', false),

        /*
         * Use a correlation ID for debugging purposes?
         */
        'correlation_id' => env('DVLA_API_CORRELATION_ID', null),
    ],

    /*
     * Should results be cached? The cache will keep results until midnight. DVLA data is updated
     * daily, meaning that results queried via the VES lookup API will be valid until at least midnight.
     */
    'cache_enabled' => env('DVLA_CACHE_ENABLED', false),

    /*
     * If `cache_enabled` is set to true, what prefix should be used to cache results?
     */
    'cache_prefix' => env('DVLA_CACHE_PREFIX', CachedVehicleLookup::DEFAULT_CACHE_PREFIX),
];
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Basic usage

[](#basic-usage)

Simply use `app(VehicleLookupService::class)` to instantiate the service according to your configuration.

Then invoke the `vehicleLookup()` method, passing in a suitable valid UK registration string, e.g. AA01AAA.

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~31 days

Total

3

Last Release

143d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4d99cb610bdb25fbc0653bac0ee0a25bc46de3163bdc5cd59753ee37df053ad4?d=identicon)[PJKerrigan](/maintainers/PJKerrigan)

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Top Contributors

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