HL Deb 14 May 2002 vol 635 c30WA
Lord Swinfen

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What checks the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency undertakes to ascertain whether addresses given on vehicle registration and driving licence applications are genuine. [HL4193]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The onus rests with DVLA's customers to enter their current addresses on all application forms for vehicle registration documents and driving licences. However, all addresses on customers documents are tested at DVLA against a definitive postcoding package based on Royal Mail's preferred list of addresses.