Driver licence name change
Update it with your state road authority, in person, with your marriage or change of name certificate. It becomes the photo ID everyone else accepts, so do it first.
Driver licences are issued by each state and territory, not federally. Update yours with your state road authority, such as Service NSW, VicRoads or Transport and Main Roads in Queensland.
Bring your marriage certificate or change of name certificate. Most states want you in person, because they take a new photo on the spot.
There is no single driver licence body. You update yours with your own state or territory road authority, for example Service NSW, VicRoads or Transport and Main Roads in Queensland.
The table further down has the direct page and phone number for all eight.
Bring your marriage certificate or change of name certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages, your current licence, and any extra identity documents your state asks for.
Most road authorities want you at a service centre in person, because they take a new photo on the spot. Some allow part of the process online, but check your state's page first.
Your new licence is issued in your new name, and becomes accepted photo ID everywhere else, banks included.
Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland each publish an official change of name form for your licence.
On the Powered plan, we fill in everything we already hold, so it arrives ready to sign. Elsewhere, we give you the exact steps for your state instead.
Your state
There is no national driver licence. The name change goes through your own state or territory road authority. Each of the eight trades under a different name. Here is the direct page and the number for yours.
| State | Authority | Official page | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | Service NSW | service.nsw.gov.au → | 13 77 88 |
| VIC | VicRoads | vicroads.vic.gov.au → | 13 11 71 |
| QLD | Transport and Main Roads | qld.gov.au → | 13 23 80 |
| SA | Service SA | sa.gov.au → | 13 10 84 |
| WA | Driver and Vehicle Services | transport.wa.gov.au → | 13 11 56 |
| TAS | Service Tasmania | transport.tas.gov.au → | 1300 135 513 |
| ACT | Access Canberra | accesscanberra.act.gov.au → | 13 22 81 |
| NT | Motor Vehicle Registry | nt.gov.au → | 1300 654 628 |
While you are there, ask them to update your vehicle registration in the same visit. It is the same record. Boat and marine licences vary: Victoria and Queensland handle yours at the same counter, Tasmania's sits with Marine and Safety Tasmania instead, and the Northern Territory has no recreational boat licence at all.
Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland each publish an official licence name-change form. On our Powered plan, we fill yours in for you, so you arrive with the paperwork already done.
We are not affiliated with any state road authority.
Last updated 27 September 2026. Processes and fees change, so confirm the current amount and steps with your state road authority before you go.
Do your licence first. It becomes accepted photo ID, so Medicare, your bank and everyone else accept your new name with far less fuss. See the order that works best in our full checklist.
Married in Australia? Your marriage certificate is already proof, no separate legal step first (see our marriage guide). Reverting to a former name is in our divorce guide; a brand new name, our deed poll guide.
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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.
Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland each publish an official change of name form for your licence. On the Powered plan we fill in everything we already hold, so it arrives ready to sign. In other states the update happens in person or online with the road authority directly, so Surname Switch gives you the exact steps and any message you need instead.
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