Change of details on licence question

[sleep envy]

A friend of mine got married a while back and has sinced moved in with her husband.

Last week she was involved in an accident (scooter ploughed into the back of her whilst stationary at a set of lights - the rider has accepted full responsibility and has been charged with dangerous driving/riding).

The traffic plod took down my mates details and gave her a producer, all well and good as the car was taxed, mot's and insured but her driving licence has her maiden name and old address. Plod have said that they would prosecute her for this but on what basis?

[zumbruk]

Because they can?

(The change of address should have been notified to DVLA. The change of name is irrelevant, since you can call yourself whatever you wish - although expect that 'right' to be removed once the ID Card nonsense kicks in.)

[pdV6]

zumbruk said:

Because they can?

That's about the size of it, unfortunately.

It would take a partucularly unpleasant jobsworth to actually do anything about it other than point out the offence, though.

[chrisbb]

Do students have to change licence details, I'm in a student house term time and home other times, I changed the 'where I keep my car' details on my insurance but not my licence or ownership form.

[rewc]

There is nothing in law which says that a woman has to change her name when she gets married.
The only thing they can get her for is failing to report the change of address on her licence ( and perhaps the V5 as well if that is still at the old address.
It all seems petty to me and for the life of me I cannot understand why there are automatic fines for this, what would be wrong with a warning.
Those people who want more trafpol on the streets should remember this. They are not all willing to use discretion for minor offences and perhaps they havn't even got any with absolute offences.

[Richard C]

If she is reachable/ contactable at the old address then AFAIK there is no offence.

I have several addresses that I use for registered keeper and licence. Not all are the address of the house where I 'live' . For many years I used my parents address although I spent only a few nights a year there.

So PC Jobsworth can go to hell - non-conformity seems to be an offence nowadays

[Dwight VanDriver]

Section 99(4) RTA 1988 states where the name or address of the Licence holder ceases to be correct, its holder must forthwith surrender the licence and its counterpart to the Sec of State (so a correct licence can be issued).
S 99(5) says it is an offence if not done.

Max £1000 fine no points etc.

Now now Richard we either attempt to have records that are up to date or not so PC J is only trying to do his job. Would have thought in this day and age when they can seize a motor of a driver who cannot prove he has a Licence most important to have one that is hunky dory.

Step forward the rest of you with post my licence address has not changed since i moved house several times etc. Not Jobsworthy's fault DVLA in a pickle is it then.

Step forward any of you that have been PROSECUTED for that offence alone. My day we put in it and it was either NFA or Cautioned.

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