Widow declared dead by DVLA in 'rare error'

A widow who was mistakenly registered as dead by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has said it felt "awful" to realise she had spent months driving around without a valid licence.

The mistake occurred when Marbelia Davison, from Great Bookham in Surrey, took over ownership of her husband's car following his death in March last year.

Davison, 76, said she only learned of the error in October after she did not get a notification from the DVLA to renew her licence.

The DVLA has apologised to Davison and said "errors like this are rare".