Driving licence Renewal

I will be 70 in January and will have to renew my driving licence before then. I believe one can do it on-line up to 90 days before one's 70th birthday. Has anyone done it recently, I would be grateful if they could explain the process?

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You will be contacted by the DVLA two to three months before your birthday with all the info that you'll need.

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Thanks.

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Tara I renewed my licence last year having had a paper licence since 1977. It was easy doing it online but as I don't have a current passport the hardest part was getting a suitable person to sign it ...one of the below....

As a semi hermit I don't have contact with many people these days and having retired over 10 years ago lost contact with work colleagues who would have suited the criteria. I can't say professional people with whom I am acquainted 'know me personally' so that lets them out .
I got my neighbour to sign it , she is retired but was a senior warden in a sheltered housing complex with an unblemished reputation, the licence was returned as she was deemed to be unsuitable

In the end, I got it signed by a retired Accountant but he put the wrong date adding his date of birth instead of the days date but miraculously this got through.

When I consider I don't have any penalty points or driving convictions and some youngsters don't seem to bother with a licence at all the rules of identification seem a little excessive for the elderly.

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Easier if your old licence was a Photo one.

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If your of Pension Age you can use a Bank Statement showing the Pension going into your account.
Scroll down a wee bit and it's there.

https://www.gov.uk/id-for-driving-licence