Driving Licence Renewal With A Photo

[piggynose]

hope somewhere out the can help me.
To cut a long story short, i need to renew my old fashioned paper driving licence for one with a photo. My concern is that i live in Spain, so all my post goes to a friends address. the point im trying to make is in the application form they ask for your current uk address. Would i breaking the law if i put down my friends address?
tia
off to bed now, ill check your answers tomorrow.

[douglas9401]

Some might say that you were more concerned about your access to free medical, dental and other benefits than DVLA issues.

That's okay though, live like you wanna live.

[Canary42]

I'm no expert, but it wouldn't surprise me if you're not both guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice (or words to that effect)

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"A person who knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose . . . of obtaining the grant of a licence under any Part of this Act to himself or any other person . . . is guilty of an offence"
[s.174(1)(a), Road Traffic Act 1988]

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/174

[THECORBYLOON]

Why do you need a UK driving licence if you live in Spain?

"You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA when your address changes."

https://www.gov.uk/change-address-driving-licence#:~:text=You%20can%20be%20fined%20up,DVLA%20when%20your%20address%20changes.

[barry1010]

Are you living in Spain and driving over there on a UK licence?

[klazomaniac]

Scroll down to driving in Spain.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain

[piggynose]

I think everyone is missing the point! My objective isnt to get something by false means!
Btw i was born in the uk and spent almost 50 years of my life there.

[piggynose]

Chris: i have a flat in the uk, but for safety( i have had quite a few letters gone missing) all my post is sent to a friend's address.

[piggynose]

23.49 Douglas, are you being serious?

[Hopkirk]

Yes Piggy, if you give your friends address you would be breaking the law, but it probably wouldn't be noticed.

The official line is that you should get a Spanish licence.

[Hopkirk]

Are you driving in Spain?

[THECORBYLOON]

"My objective isnt to get something by false means!"

Clearly it is since you've gone further than failing to notify a change of address, you've deliberately given false information to the DVLA by using another person's address.

[Hopkirk]

Really TCL?
He hasn't given the DVLA the friends address yet.

[THECORBYLOON]

The DVLA send a reminder to renew a licence ninety day in advance so I assumed it went to the pal's address.

[piggynose]

Why all this who ha?
For the record i haven't driven a car now for over 30 years! So no i don't intend to drive in Spain.
If it's going to be such a palaver and will involve jumping over a 1000 hurdles, then ill give it a miss!
It's just that the pink paper licence in my opinion doesn't look very good, in fact it doesn't look like a real licence. Yes I shudve done this year's ago!!!

[Hopkirk]

No he's got a paper licence so it won't expire until 70.

[Zacs-Master]

Why are you applying for a license if you haven’t driven for 30 years?

[murraymints]

you are required by law to provide your domiciliary address. Whether or not you are entitled to a UK licence I do not know. what I do know is a friend of mine was fined £100 and 3pts awarded for providing an address that he did not live at. was discovered when stopped by police

[murraymints]

DVLA should have been notified of your change of address at the time

[New Judge]

//...but it wouldn't surprise me if you're not both guilty of conspiring to pervert the course of justice//

What justice would he be conspiring to pervert (and who would he be conspiring with)?

Many people have more than one address. So long as they can be contacted easily via the address provided I see no problem. Problems arise when people insure vehicles providing a different address to where it's normally kept (to reduce the premium) but that isn't an issue here.