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Show Change Your Address With The DMV When Moving SALT LAKE CITY Moved but didn't change address with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)? You might face a vehicle registration revocation. A much-ignored Utah law is one that requires vehicle owners to register changes of address with the Division of Motor Vehicles. Now, the registrations of nearly 1,000 vehicles may be revoked for lack of insurance because the DMV cannot contact their owners. Each month, the DMV compares its motor vehicle registration file to a database of Utah insurance policies. Under a new law, the DMV is required to revoke a vehicle's registration if no insurance policy is matched to that vehicle and its owner does not provide proof of insurance. In July, the DMV's agent, Insure-Rite, Inc., began contacting owners of vehicles that do not appear to be insured, DMV spokesperson Janice Perry Gully said. "Of the approximately 7,000 letters mailed out last month asking for insurance verification, about. 1 ,000 were returned because the vehicle owner has moved," Gully said. She noted that the DMV is attempting to deliver the returned letters to forwarding addresses provided by the Postal Service. However, if the notices cannot be delivered to the owners, the DMV , is still required by law to proceed with the revocations. "If you have moved since you last registered your vehicle, you should send a written notice of address change to the DMV, and leave a message with Insure-Rite at (801) 531-9664 to ensure that your vehicle is not listed as uninsured," she said. Over the coming months, the DMV will 'mail out about 75,000 letters to owners of vehicles that do not match up with insurance policies on the database. Address changes should be mailed to: Utah Division of Motor Vehicles, 210 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84134. |