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2025Made Tech · DVLA03 / 08

Legacy Off the Books

Migrated Drivers First Provisional into the new external UI — decommissioning legacy paths and unlocking serious cost savings for the client.

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Problem

DFP still leaned on legacy surfaces that were expensive to run and hard to change. Moving to the new external UI meant cutting over carefully — users and licences don’t forgive a messy migration.

System

Worked the migration across Rails UI and TypeScript endpoints: map behaviour, move traffic, retire what no longer earned its keep. Translated legacy functionality into language BAs and stakeholders could trust, and kept releases flowing via Argo / Kargo while the cutover progressed.

Outcome

Legacy codepaths decommissioned, operational cost down, and a simpler estate for the teams that follow. Delivery stayed calm because scope, testing, and rollout were owned — not hoped for.