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Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
Change the name, title or gender on your driving licence by completing form D1 and sending it with your licence and supporting documents to DVLA.
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 11 March 2025
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