Equivalent Agencies in Other Countries
- Australia
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- ACT - Road Transport Authority
- New South Wales - Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA)
- Northern Territory - Motor Vehicle Registry
- Queensland - Queensland Transport
- South Australia - Transport SA
- Tasmania - Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources
- Victoria - Vicroads
- Western Australia - Department for Planning and Infrastructure
- Brazil - At national level, DENATRAN, that coordinates all governamental effort. But each state has it own DETRAN (such as DETRAN-SP, that belongs to state of São Paulo), that manages actual registration of vehicles, emission of driver's licenses, etc.
- Bulgaria - Traffic Police
- Czech Republic - Odbor dopravy Obecního úřadu obce s rozšířenou působností příslušný podle místa pobytu žadatele
- Estonia - Maanteeamet
- Germany - Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Straßenverkehrsbehörde (handles driver's license applications/vehicle registration, part of the city or county government), TÜV (old Bundesländer)/DEKRA (new Bundesländer) (handle both theoretical and practical driver's license testing, issue DLs)
- Hong Kong - Department of Transport
- Iran - Ministry Of Roads And Transportation
- Ireland - Motor Tax Office
- Israel - Ministry of Transport Licensing Authority
- Italy - Motorizzazione Civile
- Latvia CSDD Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija ( Road and traffic safety agency)
- Lithuania - State Enterprise REGITRA
- Mexico - Secretaría de Vialidad y Transporte (Secretariat of Traffic and Transportation; ran directly by the states rather than the federal government)
- New Zealand - Land Transport New Zealand
- Norway - Statens vegvesen
- Pakistan - National Highway Authority
- Philippines - Land Transportation Office
- Portugal - Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes Terrestres
- Singapore - Land Transport Authority (LTA)
- South Korea - Driver's License Agency
- Spain - Dirección General de Tráfico
- Sweden – Swedish Transport Agency (Swedish: Transportstyrelsen)
- Switzerland – Repubblica e Cantone Ticino: Sezione della circolazione (there is no federal circulation office, because in Switzerland driver's licenses are issued by the cantonal office)
- United Kingdom – Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
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- Northern Ireland - Driver & Vehicle Agency
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