DVLA is improving the process for commercial drivers who need to change the address on their driving licence and driver tachograph card.
If you move home and need to change the address on your driving licence your tachograph card record will update automatically. The scheme came into operation at the end of 2013.
Roads Minister Robert Goodwill said, “The government is determined to cut red tape and make lorry drivers’ lives easier. Removing the address from the tachograph card is a great example of this – it saves drivers time and it drives down costs.”
What the changes will mean to you
If you have a driver tachograph card showing your address:
- you can carry on using your existing card as it will still be valid until its expiry date - you don’t have to change to an ‘address-free’ card straight away;
- you’ll still need to apply as normal to change your name and/or address, or to renew or replace your card.
Any new cards issued by DVLA will not show the driver’s address.
Once you have an address-free card:
- you’ll still need to tell DVLA about changes to your name and/or address, or to renew or replace your driver tachograph card;
- you won’t need to make a separate application to update your driver tachograph card or need to return your card to DVLA.
Non-GB licence holders still need to tell the DVLA about a change of address by filling in a D777B application form, so that the tachograph record can be kept up to date.