Using this page

With the ever increasing use of online application forms for local and/or government benefits, the

information on this page is aimed at helping you gain the skills necessary to complete these online

application forms and to familiarise yourself with the processes.

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Click on the document you want to renew. Documents that can be renewed online include Bus pass , Driving Licence , Passport , Road Tax , TV Licence . Remember you can also use the Internet to keep you up to date with changes to rules and regs. Check when your Road Tax and MOT are due by clicking this link, then follow onscreen instructions. Pensions changes Since April 2015 there is more freedom over how you take money from your pension pot. These changes affect you if: • you're 55 or over, and • have a pension based on how much has been paid into your pot (a defined contribution pension). Click here to go to the site Older Person’s Bus Pass: 1. Type into search engine - order or renew a bus pass; 2. Look carefully at the website address - gov.uk; after your council area click here if you are a shropshire resident 3. Look at individual pages - what information is needed - email address etc.; 4. Remember not use the same password as your email account; 5. Remember letting the computer take your photo allows the website access to your computer; Passport: Click here to apply for a new passort or renew an old one Look at the guides on right hand side of page - especially what happens at each stage Not quite as simple as 1 2 3. TV licence: click here to renew Road tax Licence: On 1st October 2014, paper discs no longer need to be displayed on your car. Police now use ANPR technology to check your vehicle is taxed SO Tax still needs to be paid and reminders are usually sent, but it is up to you to check. To check when yours is due. click here. New Service from DVLA from August 2023 Motorists witha UK passport are invited to set up an account and to give feedback on the new service. Click here to go to the site Once your account is set up, you will be able to * View your driving licence information; * View all vehicles registered to you, including their MOT and Tax status; * Change your contact preferences; * Set up vehicle tax renewal reminders by email and for the first time by SMS text, you can choose to stop getting vehicle tax renewal reminders by post. You can now set up a Direct Debit when you tax your vehicle online or a a Post Office, You will need your address, date of birth, bank/building society name with account number and sort code and the reference number from either your V11 reminder, registration certificate V5[log book] or the green V5C/2 Finally look at driving licence - especially for drivers over 70 Renew every three years. Click here Paper driving licences have not been needed since June 2015, as the information is now freely and easily available online. It also saves drivers from paying £20 to replace a lost or damaged counterpart. Licences issued before 1998 will still be valid and do not need to be replaced, until it is due for renewal. You can check your details by clicking here. Remember to Logout after you have viewed your details. The information on this page is aimed at showing you what the forms look like and what information might be needed. IT IS NOT AN ADVICE SERVICE