I just had an “interesting” morning. Yesterday I tried to change my address on my drivers license but was told they couldn’t do it online or over the phone because there was a problem with my license – I needed to take a vision test. It turns out that they had my old address off by one digit, so I never got any notices. As a result, my drivers license was revoked in 1999, but I was unaware of it until yesterday. I’ve presented it for identification many times, including when I applied for my mortgage and I was never told that there was anything wrong with it.
Luckily I was able to get it resolved without any problems and it only cost me $10 at the DMV (plus $45 for an eye exam… at least I didn’t need new glasses).