i am so STUPID!!!!!!!

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I had no idea it was an offence to not change my address on my driving licence and it's still registered at my family home where i still receive a lot of my post. Anyway I went to change it today having discovered this and it required that I tell them how long I've been at current address which is a year and 6 months. Does anyone know anything about this? the fine can be up to £1000!! Im absolutely terrified!

lie

Dh has only just around to changing his and we moved 15 years ago. It was fine.

I must change mine...

its done already, they can check up on where you're living and my farking insurance is at this address

hopefully because I have now done it and its still my dad's house so I have access to any correspondence they will go easy on me

im so worried :(

I'm sure it will be fine. I would imagine its only a problem if you had committed a motoring offence registered at the old address

whistlestopcafe, i could kiss you

same to mynameis! you dont know how relieved i feel after those 2 posts!!

I know that after a year at my current address I'm still changing my address on things

I got a provisional 21 yes ago, at parents address, & I've never changed it - I don't even know where the licence is. I've been resting on my laurels because its still my family home ie not a stranger living there.

It will be fine. It's your parents house, you haven't tried to evade them.

I changed my name and address...4 years after I married and moved 2 times. Don't fret about it.

DH changed his last year as his licence was falling apart (old paper one) his was still registered at his parents address. He left home 19yrs ago, I'd been nagging him to change it for approx 11!!!
No issues, but he would have been fined if stopped by the police.

I only changed mine when we bought our first place together, just left it registered to my parent's address before that. Had an accident with the police involved too during that time, and they didn't care.

It'll be fine.

Not because it's your parents' address, but because the way they have found out about you having it at the wrong address is by you telling them I need to change my address.

phew is all i can say! my sister is laughing at me thinking the police are gonna knock my door in and arrest me! ha

changed mine in a hurry last year after being caught by speeding camera .

the car was registered to dh at new address so ticket came to right place, but hadnt changed my license.

have been living at new address for 8 years and they didnt fine me for not changing sooner (and thankfully got license back before time was up to pay fine/receive points!)

i honestly thought everyone was going to tell me what an idiot I am!

DH changed his name by deed poll about 3 years ago - not a major change but a change. Hasn't got round to telling DVLA - worried about possible fine now - but these posts are encouraging.

~even wondered about doing another deed poll to superceed earlier one and getting round it that way - obviously needs to do something fast.

MY DH only upgraded to a picture license earlier this year. We have been living together for nearly eleven years, not at his parents address either!

You would only get a fine if you were stopped by the police.

Oo, really glad about the reassurance here - mine's 13 years out of date address-wise and I've been putting off changing that ever since I read about the potential fine! I'll get on to it later in the week :)

Just a recap license arrived no queries no problems

I would change it asap as I didn't and got stopped for not wearing seatbelt. I ended up getting a formal written caution from police for not changing my address. No action was taken for seatbelt offence.

Sorry, just read you already have :)

you can even change your address online

www.gov.uk/change-address-driving-licence#before-you-start