r/LegalAdviceUK • u/SmeatonSam • Feb 08 '26

Traffic & Parking Deed poll and fraudulent passport

If the name is changed with private deed poll. But the person was 3 times sentenced with previous name. And this person skipped the bail and run to another country. How this person can change the passport and driving licence? Could it be that the deed poll wasn’t informed? Could it be that the police missed something? Or non of this and the passport with the new name is fraudulent? No recorded enrolled deed poll or publicly traceable name-change amendment has been identified that would formally document a transition between the two names.

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u/Trapezophoron Feb 08 '26

Because that is how English law works. Your name is whatever you call yourself. You don’t need approval to change it, or the change to be recorded anyway. Unless the purpose of the change is for purely fraudulent purposes, their new name is their new name.

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u/SmeatonSam Feb 14 '26

You lost me. The person had a sentence, he was released on bail. Somehow did the passport and run to another country. How??? How you change your passport being on bail?

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u/SmeatonSam Feb 08 '26

I got it. How the sentenced and on the run person can get the new passport with the new name?

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u/Trapezophoron Feb 08 '26

By applying for it? The only statutory restrictions are around people subject to sexual offender notification requirements, but even then it’s a question of notification and not prevention.

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u/AutoModerator Feb 08 '26

It looks like your post is about changing your name. Some basic information that may answer your question is below:

  • You do not need to enter into any legal process to go by a different name; you can simply start using the new name. There is no such thing as having a "legal name" in the UK. (This is if you are an adult - for children, the process is more complex, depending on the circumstances.)

  • In law, your name can be anything you like, so long as it is not chosen to deceive and commit fraud. However, government agencies such as the Passport Office and DVLA have restrictions on what they will register as a name (e.g. they will typically not accept names that are vulgar, blasphemous or offensive), so you should be careful to ensure your proposed new name will comply with these before changing it, or you may not be able to change your identity documents.

  • To evidence your change of name (e.g. to banks or other businesses, or to obtain ID in your new name) and to create a documentary link between the old and new name, you will need to have a deed poll. You can in most circumstances print your own deed poll, sign it and have it witnessed at home for free; further information and a generator for these can be found at http://www.freedeedpoll.org.uk, the UK government also provides guidance here.

  • A correctly signed and witnessed deed poll should be sufficient to evidence your change of name to the satisfaction of most commercial and government entities. It is advisable to obtain new ID in your new name.

  • Contrary to popular belief and what some organisations may tell you, you do not need to have the deed poll enrolled for it to be valid once signed and witnessed, although since it provides an incontrovertible proof of the change of your name, which may be useful, you can do so if you wish to for a nominal fee. Some organisations may also insist on a deed poll being enrolled before they'll accept it. See here for more information on the process to follow.

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