How does one prove who one is?

[Viking_Raider]

OK, bear with me here....

I got made redundant some time ago - and it took me one hell of a long time to get another job. In the meantime (in the usual way of things) I lost my home (I actually managed to sell it just in time!) and moved in with my girlfriend. During this time (not having much in the way of money) I had to SORN my car and parked it on a friend's drive.

Now comes the complex part.

I'd lived in my house for some years, so I still had a paper licence.

I haven't had a passport for some years and I have no idea where my birth cirtificate is (I assume that there must have been one about somewhere at some time - but my mother had all of those sorts of things and was rather "confused" by the time she passed away - so I never found it in any of the paperwork that I inherited). The flat is in my girlfriend's name (so all the utility bills etc etc are in her name).

OK - now I have a job. Time to get the car back on the road! er....... anyone seen the log book? Damn! the log book must have got lost during the move.

Now then - I need a new log book for the car. But I have no real way to prove my ownership!

I also need a new licence - but I have no way of proving who I am!

Anyone got any ideas?

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[One Pence]

I'm not sure about the log book as I don't drive but just get a replacement birth certificate.

Go to the town you were born and go to there local registry office and ask for a full birth certificate. You just need to give as much details which you would expect on a birth certificate (you name, age, dob, mother, father, place of birth etc) and they will check you on the system and write you out a new birth certificate (after paying but £10), pretty easy.

If your licence is in date I'm not sure if you need to get another yet - if you want a card license though you'll have to renew the license probably sending off that new found birth certificate and application (plus about £50) to the DVLA.

Again on the log book I'm not too sure.

[crem]

Originally Posted by One Pence

I'm not sure about the log book as I don't drive but just get a replacement birth certificate.

Go to the town you were born and go to there local registry office and ask for a full birth certificate. You just need to give as much details which you would expect on a birth certificate (you name, age, dob, mother, father, place of birth etc) and they will check you on the system and write you out a new birth certificate (after paying but £10), pretty easy.

You can buy them on line for about £16 so would save all the hassle of going to birth town (unless you still live there) Just google "replacement birth certificate" and a few sites will come up.

If your licence is in date I'm not sure if you need to get another yet - if you want a card license though you'll have to renew the license probably sending off that new found birth certificate and application (plus about £50) to the DVLA.

Replacing a lost or defaced old paper licence with a new photo licence costs £17.50

[patdavies]

Originally Posted by One Pence

If your licence is in date I'm not sure if you need to get another yet - if you want a card license though you'll have to renew the license probably sending off that new found birth certificate and application (plus about £50) to the DVLA.

A birth certificate is not sufficient proof on its own to obtain a photocard licence. Additional proof of identity is required - see here.

[patdavies]

Originally Posted by Viking_Raider

Now then - I need a new log book for the car. But I have no real way to prove my ownership!

There is no requirement to prove ownership - that does not interest DVLA. A V5 only shows the registered keeper; not the same thing (legally) as the owner.

The easiest way to obtain a new V5 is to complete a V62 (from Post Office or download from the link below) plus £25 for a replacement log book. You will need proof of address - as you state all utility bills are not in your name, then you will need a bank or credit card statement - as per the V62 notes.

You don't need the V5 in order to obtain VED for the vehicle. The completed V62 + fee will suffice - see here - Taxing without a Registration Certificate or New Keeper Supplement (about half way down the page)

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[gwc1000]

Be prepared for some fun and games. It has recently taken me nine months to change a paper licence to a photocard type. I haven't moved house for twelve years, and I sent the old licence back with my application. However, I too have never had a passport, and without one DVLA can be very stubborn. They refused to believe who I was, even though I am English, was born here in the fifties, never gone abroad and have held a driving licence since I was seventeen. I have always been on the electoral register and in full employment. I kept re-applying (about five times I think) with further proof of my identity, even old infant school reports that my mother had kept. They still refused. It was only after I made moves to involve my MP that suddenly DVLA caved in. I am convinced that this is a ploy by the government to get everybody to have a passport. I refused, and DVLA became very awkward. I found it ironic that they addressed a letter to Mr.gwc100, to my address, and said: Dear mr.gwc1000 I am sorry but we have insufficient proof that your identity is mr.gwc1000! Muppets.