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Assisting you in maintaining compliance while driving. Maintaining your HGV driving licence is crucial, regardless of your level of experience. Here is all the information you need to update your address with the DVLA if you recently relocated.
Why Update Your Address?
Keeping your address up to date on your driver's licence is required by law. Failure to notify the DVLA of an address change may result in a fine of up to £1000. Furthermore, changing your address guarantees that you will continue to receive important notifications, such as notices about vehicle taxes, licence renewal reminders, and other important paperwork.
Two Ways to Change Your Address: Step By Step
1. Update Your Address Online
The easiest and quickest way to alter your address is using the DVLA's online service. Please follow the steps below to update your current licence online.
Who Can Apply Online?
Holders of a driver's licence, either full or provisional, who live in the United Kingdom.
Must not be banned from driving.
What You’ll Need:
Your driving licence
National Insurance number
UK passport number (if you have one)
Steps:
Visit the DVLA’s website and select the online service.
Follow the prompts to confirm your identity and provide the addresses where you’ve lived in the last three years.
Submit your application and wait for your updated licence to arrive within two weeks.
Note: You can continue driving while waiting for your new licence.
2. Update Your Address by Post
Do you prefer regular mail? By submitting the required paperwork to the DVLA, you can also change your address.
For Photocard Licence Holders:
Fill out the 'changes' portion of the D741 form that was included with your licence, or get a D1 form from the Post Office (for cars and motorbikes) or a D2 form (for trucks and buses).
Mail it along with your current photocard licence to:
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1BN
For Paper Licence Holders:
Fill out a D1 or D2 form.
Include your current driving licence, a recent passport-size photo, and original identity documents.
Mail to the address above.
Processing Time:
Your updated licence will arrive within three weeks.
Additional Documents to Update:
- Vehicle Log Book (V5C) : Update your vehicle’s log book by completing Section 6 and sending it to the DVLA.
- Vehicle Tax Direct Debit: Notify the DVLA of your new address to ensure your tax payments continue smoothly.
- Private Registration Documents: If you have a private registration, update your V750 or V778 documents with your new address.
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FAQ
A: The procedure is the same whether you have a full or provisional driver's licence. You can visit a DVLA service facility, mail your address, or alter it online. If you want to get any relevant notices or reminders, you must update your provisional licence address.
A: Include authentic identification documents with your application if you plan to mail it. These could be an ID card, birth certificate, or UK passport. The DVLA does not accept photocopies.
A: Changing your address online using the DVLA website is the fastest way. You can utilise the online service for provisional, photocard, and full licence holders if you meet the requirements and have your current driver's licence number.
A: Yes, holders of paper driver's licences can update their addresses via postal mail. Send everything to the DVLA, including your paper driver's licence and a completed D1 form (available at the Post Office).
A: A punishment of up to £1000 may result from failing to update your driver's licence address. To guarantee that you get important communications, keep your address up to date on all DVLA records.
A: Yes, here is a straightforward, step-by-step tutorial on updating your address via postal mail:
Obtain a D1 form (cars/motorcycles) or D2 form (lorries/buses) from the Post Office.
With your updated address information, fill out the form.
Enclose your old driving licence and any required original identity documents.
Send everything to: DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BN.
A: Make sure you can be reached for any correspondence pertaining to your registration by updating the address on your number plate paperwork (V750 or V778) if you have a personalised number plate.
A: Yes, make sure to update the address on your caravan registration certificate if you own a caravan that is registered with the DVLA. By doing this, problems with ownership records and legal compliance are avoided.
A: Yes, you will need your current driver's licence number to modify your address online. This connects your new address to your driving history and aids with identity verification.
A: Enter your new address in Section 6 of your car's log book (V5C). Send it by mail to the DVLA address listed on the document. This maintains your car's DVLA registration current.
