Driver card now to be sent to driver's home address.

Since 2005, if a driver applied to exchange his driver card after a change of address or applied to replace a lost or stolen card, DVLA has sent the new card to a Local Office or Goods Vehicle Testing Station for collection.

This has now changed. From 1 September, 2011 these cards will no longer be sent to a nominated collection point, instead they will be sent directly to the driver’s home address that the DVLA has registered for the driver at that time.   This means that the driver no longer has to travel to collect the card, it also means that the driver must notify the DVLA as soon as possible if he moves – this is a legal requirement. 

When the card is received the driver must complete a declaration to confirm they have received the new card and return this to the DVLA in the pre-paid envelope provided. If the driver applied to exchange a card the old card must be returned with the declaration letter, failure to do so could incur a penalty.

This change applies to Great Britain but not Northern Ireland, and it’s consistent with the government’s drive to cut red tape and unnecessary regulation.