Same has happened to me and I've only just realised it. The date at 4b (expiry date) is 20-10-10 and the issue date was 09-10-03 when I renewed it for change of address. I'm 95% sure that the photo was also renewed at that time. Glad to say that my appearance has hardly changed since the one on it, unless I grow a beard ! I've received no reminder pack / forms from the DVLA. Mistake ? Incompetence ? I have not driven for several years but I am forced to use it as ID. Without it I would be forced to renew my passport at an even higher cost. There was a lot of hoo-ha about the cost of a national ID card but what about the cost to the consumer of all the other renewals one is forced to make instead ? Those costs seem to have increased over the years by many times the rate of general inflation. Isn't this photo renewal all a bit pointless in this age of facial recognition software ? A persons superficial appearance can alter dramatically within months while many look essentially the same after 20 years. Rant over. Thanks for any and all responses. Pete