Don’t throw your new driver license away with the junk mail

We're all tired of junk mail filling our mailboxes. It is annoying to have to sit and sort through paper ads, promotional fliers and blah, blah, blah.

But if you are one of the many that just throw those envelopes and flyers away without taking a quick look, you may want to reconsider that strategy, especially if you are expecting a new driver license or ID card. The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division mails those new credentials to your home address in an unmarked envelope without an ADOT or MVD logo to protect your credential and your identity.

Mail theft is a common method for stolen identities to start, and another reason for MVD to be secretive with your new driver license or ID card. As annoying as junk mail can be, so too are mail thieves. In an effort to help protect your identity, MVD sends out your new driver license or ID card in an unmarked envelope so as not to advertise a new identity ready for the taking.

So, if you are expecting a new card in the mail, you might just want to be a little more selective on the 'junk' you throw away. Avoid having to contact the MVD for another copy or having it delivered to the MVD office and picking it up there.

You are unique. Let's make sure there is only one of you out there, take a few extra seconds to review your junk mail before tossing it in the recycling or garbage can.

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