Driving licence Address

[creamerybutter]

I have lost my licence and moved to replace the licence is free but to change the address costs £19. As I am renting at the mo and could well be moving in 6months time I was wondering does it matter if your licence address is different to your home address? I ask because at the moment it is registered to my parents address, as I have been moving around allot (Uni etc) and was planning to leave it there till I actually buy a house.

Also apparently the story in MCN about people loosing their bike entitlement and have to retake their test isn't true according to the DVLA representative I spoke to. :roll:

[Skip]

I am in a similar situation. My license is registered to my parents address but the car and bike are both registered and insured at my current address. Apparently I heard somewhere that it is illegal to do this... :?

Anyone care to clarify?

[Iansv]

yeah its illegal, so don't get caught

[creamerybutter]

That's a definate? When I first moved into Halls the DVLA told me to leave my lience registered to my parents address, hence the confusion.

[Carsick]

What Ian said, but I've never not had my license, cars, bikes, bank accounts, credit cards and insurance registered at my parents house.
I move twice a year (student) so it would be pointless to reregister everything everytime, and it's not like a ticket won't get to me within a day or two of arriving.

[Skip]

Basically I am going to wait to get my license back from the DVLA/DSA whatever after having my DAS added to it and then I will change it...

Better safe than sorry I guess....

[will]

i think it's the other way round - free address changes, and pay a fee if you lose it

[Carsick]

i think it's the other way round - free address changes, and pay a fee if you lose it
Yeah, I was thinking the same. I just looked on the dvla website, though, and they require your old license when you do an address change. I'm assuming they would try to charge you the £19 for a replacement first, just cos they can.

Cynical? Moi?

[creamerybutter]

The person on the phone told me if I had just lost it then then it would be free but as I had to change the address I would be £19, maybe they were talking ********.

[Carsick]

The person on the phone told me if I had just lost it then then it would be free but as I had to change the address I would be £19, maybe they were talking ********.
[family fortunes] and the website says: ********![/family fortunes]
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/faq/faq_licence_holders.htm#4
Clealy says £19 for a duplicate but free for a change of name and/or address.

[BillyC]

Wrong way round...

to replace your licence is £19.... to change your address is free.

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/coa.htm (see bottom of page)

But, you're gonna have to pay because you lost your licence, and obviously can't show the old one.

So, get the new one, pay £19... with your address on it (make sure you're legal) and then you can change your address as much as you like.

[tigersaw]

Just read all those links.
My license is a minging green thing thats over 20 years old, looks like its been through the washing machine, but I'll be buggered if I'm going to pay £19 to renew it. I`ll wait until I move house, free then.

[454697819]

its fre eto change address cause they want to know where u live, but i wouldnt worry to much,

an old colegue of mice was invloved in a fatal accidnt (obviously not him) and the checked his licence which was 2 address's out of dat, the never said a thing! lol

[creamerybutter]

The person on the phone told me if I had just lost it then then it would be free but as I had to change the address I would be £19, maybe they were talking ********.
[family fortunes] and the website says: ********![/family fortunes]
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/faq/faq_licence_holders.htm#4
Clealy says £19 for a duplicate but free for a change of name and/or address.

Silly Dumb DVLA cow :evil: Ah well looks as though I'll have to fork out £19 anyway so may as well change the address.

[timwilky]

Just make sure you get a licence. Many years ago (1989) I was given a producer and could not find my licence. Got fined £25

Even worse the summons stated that "on further investigation, it was established that Mr Wilkinson did hold a full licence" So they were just jobsworths. Don't repeat my experience

[wyrdness]

Just read all those links.
My license is a minging green thing thats over 20 years old, looks like its been through the washing machine, but I'll be buggered if I'm going to pay £19 to renew it. I`ll wait until I move house, free then.

So is mine, except that it has been through the washing machine.

[Biker Biggles]

Ive still got an old green one.Isuppose they want loads of money to upgrade it to the photo type too.

[Kate]

nah, if you do a change address they don't charge you to change to the photo type.

tbh, I've had no problems and 18 months ago I did a change of address, then I had to send it away for the 3 points, then I had to send it away when I passed the bike test. Came back within a couple of days each time.

[ophic]

had problems with mine as i sent it off for some points and then it apparently got lost in the post on the way back. The post office sent me the replacement fee of £19 (twice!) when i complained about 6 months later.