ROG:
If not had a licence issued after october 2012 then I bet you wish you had changed the photo a couple of months ago to get the one off free 5 years on the medical date …
But!..
Send your photo renewal application well before they send you the medical forms (D4) I’d suggest you apply at least three months before the relevant birthday. Once the D4 has been sent you will have to take the medical (I found this out the hard way)
Doing my medical for £48 all in.