Driver licence name change
Your driver licence is the smartest first update in a name change, because it becomes the photo ID everyone else accepts. Here is how to change it, state by state, and what proof you need.
Get StartedUpdate it with your state road authority. Driver licences are issued by each state and territory, so you change yours with the relevant road authority, usually in person at a service centre, taking your proof of name change. Once your licence shows your new name it is easy photo ID for banks and everyone else.
Step by step
Use Service NSW, VicRoads, Transport and Main Roads (QLD), the Department of Transport (WA), Service SA, Service Tasmania, Access Canberra (ACT), or the MVR (NT).
Take your marriage certificate or change of name certificate, plus your current licence and any other ID your state asks for.
Most states require an in-person visit; some allow part of the process online. Your state's requirements are confirmed in your plan.
You are issued a licence in your new name, which then serves as your primary photo ID for the rest of your switch.
Do your driver licence first. Updated photo ID in your new name makes every later change, especially banks, far smoother, which is why your Surname Switch plan puts it at the top.
Your licence is just one of around 55 updates. Enter your details once and Surname Switch prefills your official forms, drafts every email, and gives you one ordered checklist of your actual companies, so nothing is forgotten. See the full checklist.
driver licence name change questions
Straight answers to what people actually ask about changing their name on their driver licence.
You update your licence with your state or territory road authority, such as Service NSW, VicRoads or Transport and Main Roads in Queensland, usually in person, taking your marriage certificate or change of name certificate as proof.
It varies by state. Some road authorities allow part of the process online, while most require an in-person visit so they can verify your proof and update your photo ID.
Many states reissue a licence with a name change at little or no cost, though some charge a card fee. Check your state road authority for the current amount.
Because it is widely accepted photo ID. Once your licence shows your new name, banks, super funds and other organisations accept the change with far less fuss, so doing it first saves time everywhere else.
Your official marriage certificate or your change of name certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages, plus your current licence and any extra identity documents your state requires.
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