Thank you for all your replies
A bit if a wake up call for me.
From now on, I will go along the belt and braces route.
Just as an add on tip....
For the last few years I have requested that our current car insurance company, add our Daughter's name onto the car insurance data base.
Which means that in the unfortunate event of both myself and DH becoming incapacitated car accident, our daughter can speak on our behalf, avoiding the data protection palaver.
As others have said if lost, Birth certificates and passports also driving licence can be copied or renewed.
Chewy our deeds were previously lodged at the bank, the charged was £12 per year.
Re painting metal bistro garden set