[Closed] Changing name by deed poll?

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Its dead easy.

The issues come with changing your name on your passport, driving license, bank account etc. All a massive pita.

What middle name do you want to add?

Can I guess "Bananahammock" ?

Is it going to be Tiberius?

"Sheffield"

It's actually very cheap. You are only paying administrative costs, there is no equity or value that you are buying. A few years ago I considered a private plate for my car. To get one even close to something which matched my name was going to cost me about £2500. In the end it was much cheaper to change my name to KD03MHR.

Always remember working in the dole office during uni holidays having to call for a 'Mr Rocky Balboa'.

We've got Luke Skywalker as a customer........ We also have Paul Ness but I don't think he chose that one.

I'll see you mine if you want. I never use it. Its utterly pointless. Its Christopher. Lets say £100 per letter so thats £1100. I'll do a STW discount so lets call it a round £1000.

OP, if you go for DaveyBoyChristopherWonder's offer, go low - he's gonna be desperate to lose it, isn't he ? Ruins the flow

I think it cost me £40 to do mine, you need someone to witness you signing it, then send it off.

You have to pay to get your passport changed to your new name (about £60) but your driving license is free. Then it's just a case of going to the bank with your deed and they will change your name there and then. I didn't change all my utility bills until I moved house.

I think it cost me £40 to do mine, you need someone to witness you signing it, then send it off.

You paid £40 to add n to your name? You was had mate.

You can do it for free.

It's just a standard document really. There's no central register of names, you just need to send copies off to the right places (+ some paperwork for passport and driving licence etc)

I used this: http://www.freedeedpoll.org.uk/

It's worthwhile printing it on nice quality paper as it looks more official, also it's a good idea to print out a few copies for you and your witnesses to sign.

Hth

your name is whatever you want it to be and is used by you the trick is getting that recognised by the authorities hence the change of name "deed" we do for £50 plus vat . " I old name hereby relinquish and abandon the name old name and in place adopt and assume the name new name . I call on all persons and agencies to address me in the new name in place of the name old name some more tautologous guff signed new name formally old name. date. witness date.

My understanding is there's no need for deed poll especially if you are just adding a name: if you get some respected person (doctor or MP) to write to you using full adopted name then that is evidence enough.

I'm surprised how many people seem to have done this. Would it be indelicate to ask why you did?

I did it because I wanted to change my name 😉

Solicitor across the road from me did mine as a Statutory Declaration for £5 and threw in 5 notarised copies, too.

The cost comes in the time and money to get everything else changed. Was £90 for the passport, £30 for the driving licence, I seem to remember.

Rachel

OP, if you go for DaveyBoyChristopherWonder's offer, go low - he's gonna be desperate to lose it, isn't he ? Ruins the flow

The more you say it out loud, the more I think its got something about it. Price has gone up now to £150000 as I've become quite attached to it. Its still pointless though.

allthegear you got a bargain unless you drafted it yourself and they were just charging a fee for administering the oath in which case you got a bargain as the oath fee is £5 plus £2.50 for each certified copy.

Idle interest led me to the linked site, whereupon i read that if you are married then your spouse has to also give permission?

Did i understand that right?

It scuppers my ideas. She won't let me change channels on the TV, so getting Bigwinkie double barreled onto my surname is looking unlikely.

max power?

crankboy - yes, I drafted it myself, there are plenty of examples on the Internet.

Was kind of amusing having to stand and read it out loud in front of her so she could notarise it, though. I think I got a discount for the amusement value.

I really must get around to getting a new birth certificate - I've been due one for about two years now and not bothered. Mainly 'cos that's £150!!

Many things have changed about me but clearly not my Yorkshireness...

Rachel

Easy to do but the pita bit was mistakes made by organisations who were incapable of reading!