Do you have to change name on driving licence after marriage uk

The process is the same if you want to change your title, for example from Ms to Dr. How to get a DVLA licence? If you’ve moved house or got married since you originally applie you need to change the registered details on your driving licence.

The fine can be imposed on anyone if it’s flagged up after. You can still drive. Common reasons to make a driving licence change of name is getting married or divorced.

But, the same process applies if you want to change your name title (e.g. Ms. to Dr.). Changing your name on your Drivers Licence.

When you change your name it is vital that you inform the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency immediately. This will ensure that your records are kept up to date and any future contact you have with the DVLA will be conducted in your new name. CHANGING YOUR DRIVING LICENCE NAME If you change your name , you must notify the DVLA and obtain a new driving licence in your new name. To change the name on your driving licence , you must fill in the DVLA application form and send it to the DVLA along with your current licence and all of the necessary supporting documents. Check if the organisation you are contacting requires the original marriage certificate or will accept a copy.

Hiya, I had the same thing, passport in maiden name and I had NO intention of changing it due to cost! Driving licence being free. I put the number of the passport in, and included my marriage certificate (along with self-addressed stamped envelope for them to return it to me) so they could see I used to be Miss X and was changing to Mrs Y. But you might need a ‘deed poll’ to apply for or to change official documents like your passport or driving licence. It does not cost anything to change your address with DVLA.

If you want to change your name at the same time, you’ll have to apply by. If you have dual citizenship (‘dual nationality’) and have a non-British passport, the name on your non-British passport must match the name and gender you want on your British passport. There is no cost to change the name or your gender on a driving licence in the United Kingdom.

Most banks and building societies will let you change your name in branch, as long as you bring appropriate documents, such as a marriage certificate, driving licence or passport. As with England and Wales, changes following a marriage or civil partnership can be evidenced with the marriage or civil partnership certificate. If you have a paper driving licence you must also include a passport style photo. Name changes take up to three weeks to be processed. Actually, unless the law has change you DO have to change your name on your drivers license.

Its the only thing you HAVE to do , you can be fined for not doing it. I kept my insurance in my old name so that it matched. It can be the same exact name you had before marriage, it can be just a change in title, you can take your partner’s name, or it can be any other name you wish. So, nothing changes automatically after marriage. But as for my passport i have only just got a new one costing £and get my name changed on that will cost another £ and no extra years credit.

I thought i could change my passport when i need to renew it. It is only the photo confirmation part that is linke apart from that the DVLA and Passport Agency are entirely separate. The name on your passport must match the one you use when you book your travel.