THE UNCERTAINTY caused by Brexit appears to have addled the brain of a DVLA staff member - who issued a licence stating the driver is from the UNITYED Kingdom.

Bewildered Laura Linham, 40, of Glastonbury, Somerset, was left scratching her head after she was handed the licence.

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But, in typical stoic 'Brityish' fashion, she has decided to make the licence work for her by founding her own nation.

She told : "I'm thinking of declaring myself the ruler of the previously unknown nation of The Unityed Kingdom and applying for recognition from the UN, since it'll probably be less hassle than getting the error corrected.

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"I'm not entirely sure how it's pronounced though - uni-tyed or unity-ed.

"It also makes me wish the photo on the card was better, so I could be less embarrassed when I whip it out and show everyone the typo."

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A DVLA spokesman apologised for the oopsie.

"We issue more than 10 million driving licences every year and mistakes like this are extremely rare," the spokesman told the.

"We're sorry for any inconvenience."

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