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Fine for not telling DVLA

1000 GBP (up to)

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLA when your address changes.
key
uk/gov/change-address/fine
value
1000 GBP (up to)
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/change-address-driving-licence
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
Great Britain (DVLA); name and address together is by post only.
hash
sha256:5366a40bcba744cabb0bf1f4b80ee398c003f0b51c2f155e0f377932d69ca0ab
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/change-address/fine?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/change-address/fine

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    "uk/gov/v5c/fine",
    "uk/gov/log-book/fine",
    "uk/gov/change-of-address/fine",
    "uk/gov/address-change/fine"
  ],
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  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Great Britain (DVLA); name and address together is by post only.",
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  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/change-address/fine",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/change-address-driving-licence"
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