And finally… to the DVLA and beyond
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A 27-year-old man who changed his name to Buzz Lightyear to raise money for charity has won a year-long struggle to have a UK driving license issued in his acquired name.
According to Mr Lightyear, his application was initially refused on the basis that it could cause reputational damage to the DVLA.
However, a license was finally awarded two weeks ago.
He said: “I had two appeal letters turned down and no-one was listening to me so it feels like a victory for me for taking on this big company.
“The official reason given by the DVLA was that because it was a fictional character it would bring the company into disrepute if I went abroad.
“I said it wasn’t their decision, it is my name by deed poll - it is not up to them to accept or reject that.
“There are plenty of Harry Potters in the world so they had no right to tell me I couldn’t have a driving licence in this name.”
Mr Lightyear changed his name to raise money for cancer charity CLIC Sargent. He also received a Buzz Lightyear tattoo to raise funds and ran a marathon last April.
He explained that Toy Story was his favourite film as a child.
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