Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring people to enter their (a) date of birth and (b) driving licence number when transferring ownership of a car in V5 documentation.

The vehicle registration certificate already allows motorists to voluntarily enter the new keeper’s date of birth and driving licence number when advising the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or a change of keeper. There are no plans to make this a requirement.