Why doesn't DVLA update car V5C with driver license change of address?

AdrianC

nottRobin wrote: »

If the DVLA had one integrated system, they should just attach some sort of unique identifier to individuals within their system (e.g. a "DVLA ID"), attach an address to that individual and link everything to that - the driving license, the V5C etc. Or, if it made sense, they could use the driving license number as the unique identifier. That design decision would be up to them, but either way such a system is trivial to design, and at the basic level, should be pretty easy to implement.

And where the registered keeper doesn't have a driving licence?
And where the registered keeper is a company?
Or somebody wants to register their private car to home, but their work van (in their name, because they're a sole trader) but at the work address?

Iceweasel

securityguy wrote: »

I think I'm also right in saying that the legal implications of not changing your driving license address are different to your V5C anyway. I think the position is that in its own terms it's an offence to not update your driving license, but it is not an offence to have the V5C at the wrong address but if it causes a problem it's your problem. So it's not OK to have your driving license at your parents' address even if they say they'll send on any letters relating to it, but it is OK to do that for a V5C. In the former case the offence is "having a driving license without an accurate address", in the latter it's "not paying your tax and your parking tickets".

I thought for a driving licence it was good enough to have an address at (or through) which you could be contacted.

I'm sure there are loads of people who have not got their current address on their driving licence - and are perfectly legal AFAIK.

Students living away from their permanent home address for 3, 4 or more years just carry on with their parents' address on their licence.

And what about those who live abroad with a British licence - e.g you can't put a French address - but you can continue using that licence - no compulsory need to swap it

Similarly there are thousands of UK vehicles registered to owners from other EU countries who are using their 'home country' address.

It's a whole can of worms of varying shades of grey - if you like your metaphors mixed.