13 October 2012

Driving License

My new driving license arrived by post last week.  You may notice on the reverse (below) that it expires in 2034.  Americans reading this might be as surprised as I was because in my home state, drivers licenses expire every four years.  I suppose there is some clever reason to having a more frequent renewal beyond getting to charge a fee.  If there is, I have no idea what it is.  In the interest of full disclosure though, I do have to update the photo on the UK license in 2021.  I wonder if there is a charge for that?  Even if there is, between now and then I will have paid two renewal fees and be half way towards paying another on my US license.

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