JUD
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 10:16 PM |
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I had heard that it is an offence to have a license with an incorrect address, with a maximum fine of £400.
The Highway code (www.highwaycode.gov.uk/28.htm) states:
"Driving Licence. You MUST have a valid signed driving licence for the category of vehicle you are driving. You MUST inform the Driver and
Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if you change your name and address. Law RTA 1988 sect 87"
The Road Traffic Act states:
"(4) Where the name or address of the licence holder as specified in a licence ceases to be correct, its holder must forthwith surrender the
licence to the Secretary of State and provide him with particulars of the alterations falling to be made in the name or address and, in the case of a
provisional licence as respects which the prescribed conditions are satisfied, with a statement of his sex and date of birth.
(5) A person who fails to comply with the duty under subsection (4) above is guilty of an offence."
That said, they would have to be pretty anal to actually pursue it. Maybe a history of 15 points would make then that anal 
Martin
[Edited on 20/9/06 by JUD]
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kipper
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 07:50 PM |
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front number plates
I had the same problem with the number plate on my ST, I cured it by hanging the numberplate under the nose cone on two backflap hinges. It just folds
back if it comes in contact with speed humps and at speed it blows back and all but disapears, handy for confusing speed cameras.
Regards Kipper.
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/11/06 at 09:01 PM |
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my advice is no number plate at all  as russ says, £30 is a bargain considering there are no points. It will save you from the camera vans which are
the most dangerous things on the road today.
As for the address, id just go in, im sure they will appreciate the honesty. And i wouldnt really give a toss if they didnt! You wont end up in
court for such a trivial matter.
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