changing your name on your driving licence!

We bought an extra copy of our licence for this reason. That way I could send it off and not be too worried if it got lost. I sent mine recorded delivery as well. I got mine back fine.

I'm pretty sure I sent the original by Recorded Delivery and got it all back fine.

I havent changed mine yet. Note to self - must do it this weekend...

Haven't changed mine yet either!!!

I am ordering another official copy of the certificate to send off, then I can keep the original original!

You do have to send the original. I sent mine via courier (perk of the job!). My license new came after a week or so later and then the marriage certificate arrived back a day later.

I would definitely send it recorded or signed for so you know it has got there safe.

Yep you have to send your original cert for most things

Driving Licence, Passport, Bank accounts its a pain in the ar$e!!

but I sent mine off for my licence recorded delivery no hassles and got it back ok

Have done all of my stuff apart from my CC

I sent mine in normal post & for passport too, it always got back ok.

Thank you ladies, feel a little reassured about sending it off now.

most things ive changed now, the one im holding off on is my passport as it expires jan 2014 so im going to wait until then.

tax man, banks, work etc all know!

My worry isnt that it won't return... my friend sent hers off and it came back covered in sellotape where they had ripped it in half!!!

Aaaaggggghhhhh dont tell me that!

maybe i'll orer a spare and send that, how much are they?

I think they are only a few pounds.

Depends on the registrar... our church charges £19, we have to get it from them in the first 18 months, then we can order copies from the council offices for £9!

Thank you ladies! ?

This probably isnt' going to help but for my Drivers Licence I went to the DVLA office and they confirmed my certificate and details and just put the form through for processing.

Is there any chance you could do that?

ETA - any time I've sent my original certificate away I haven't sent it Recorded and its been ok but I guess thats just a chance you take. I went and got certified copies of my marriage certificate at the bank but loads of places wont take them and you end up having to send the original anyway.

I only have one copy of the marriage licence and I sent that off without paying for recorded and it came back fine after about a week or so. It was returned in a different envelope to my new licence but it arrived in the post on the same day.