#dvla

non voglio che tu sia l'errore di un altro

non voglio che tu sia la fine di un altro

non voglio che tu sia il ricordo di un altro

a me basta sapere che esisti

non avrò paura di togliermi i vestiti

non vivevo da anni, ho confessioni da farti

Mi ha reso una persona fin troppo rancorosa.

I recently posted with the results of the freedom of information (FOI) request I made to the UK’s HMRC (government tax department), where I learned that around 7,000 people in the UK use the title Mx on their tax records.

Following that, I did two more FOI requests. One is to the DWP, and that one isn’t yet finished. [Edit 2022-09-07: The DWP have confirmed that no Universal Credit records contain the title Mx, and that the Universal Credit application form does not have Mx available as a title option.]

The other was to the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency), the department that (among other things) issues driving licenses, and that one is now complete. It’s a snapshot of all records on 25 June 2022, and after tidying up the data a little bit, it looks like this:

Tumblr doesn’t let me do alt text, so people who want to read this table with a screenreader can do so on the Google Sheet here.

a whole year ago I sent forms in to the DVLA (the UK equivalent of the US DMV) to request that my driving licence be restored to me (I surrendered it a few years ago back when my mental health made me feel like an unsafe driver) - today I finally heard from them that they've just written to my last GP (who left a few months ago now) about my case, but to "expect delays due to covid"

hahhahhahahhahhaa