D-I-S-C-(O)

[venta]

Today's good application of technology:

I've just applied for my new tax disc online. How exciting. And much better than faffing about in a Post Office queue with multiple recalcitrant bits of paper. And, incidentally, it's a usable interface with clearly written, simple instructions. I've no idea how it is on accessibility guidelines, but on a casual inspection it seems very friendly.

I might feel slightly guilty about depriving the PO of business, given the rate at which the things are closing, but given the heinous queueueues most days in Woodley PO I don't feel it to be in any real danger.

Comments

[broadmeadow.livejournal.com]

Top tip: if you need an MOT it has to be the right sort to do this. I used the online thingy and was as delighted as you. But when it came to the other car - which has an MOT - it turned out I couldn't buy the tax online because the garage wasn't sufficiently up-to-date with its MOT issuing.

D-I-S-C-(O)

Mmm. French pop. You're far too young to remember that one!

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

According to the VOSA website, any MOTs issued after 31 March must be the new computerised version (which is the one you need to do the online tax disc thing), not the old-style handwritten jobs.

Yay for online services I say.

I will cheerfully use this instead of my local PO next time I renew, even though I want my local PO to survive. This is entirely because my local PO doesn't do most of the services I have to use the PO for, including tax discs!

[erming.livejournal.com]

I recently applied for an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) online and it was surprisingly easy to apply for and the card came two days later in the post.