If I renew my ID card before its expiry date will I lose the time left on my current card?

All new ID cards are for a specific date range.
New ID cards are for a 2-year period from the expiry of the previous ID, renewal and assessment can be made up to 3 months prior to the ID expiry.

Don’s example;

  • Don’s ID card expires on the 6th February 2016;
  • he pays for his renewal on the 18th November 2015;
  • Don books into a terminal and completes an online assessment on the 12th of December 2015;
  • Dons ID will remain current and be updated from the 6th February 2016 to the 7th February 2018;
  • A new ID card is generated sent to Don with the expiry date of the 7th February 2018;
  • Don has not lost any of his previously paid ID period.
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