Toy Story Fanatic Told To Buzz Off!

A Toy Story fan was refused driving licence for changing birth name to Buzz Lightyear.

18:57 17 September 2015

Sam Stephens, who dropped his birth name to Buzz Lightyear, is forced to revert back to his birth moniker after he was refused driving license by the DVLA.

 

The 26-year-old said that although the new identity was a great ice breaker, it led to severaly problems including an FA fine for gross misconduct after he filled in his new “real” name on a team sheet for his local side.

 

Buzz said: “I knew changing my name was not going to be easy but I did my research and had contacted the DVLA beforehand about getting a driving licence.

 

“They said as long as deed poll did not flag up the name, there should not be a problem - which there wasn’t.”

 

“They said because my name is a fictional character and they are a European company, when I went abroad for example and showed my ID, it would bring the DVLA in disrepute.

 

“But I’m sure there are so many Harry Potters who have not had a problem. It doesn’t seem quite fair.”

 

He added: “My friends and family know I don’t do things by halves. Buzz Lightyear is a childhood hero of mine. I have all the memorabilia and I’m not afraid to admit it.”