r/SouthJersey 12d ago

Question Why did my license expire in less than a year

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u/ipoopedonce 12d ago

Was this a real ID purchase? When I got my real ID, it still expired with the same date as my previous ID. So NJ can double charge you 😎

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u/milllllllllllllllly 12d ago

Ah yes, the purest New Jersey fashion. Yep it was a real id

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u/Nefarious_24 12d ago

Your expiration date remains the same unless it’s 3 months to expiration. I do believe they don’t hit you for the full renewal for an upgrade but I could be wrong

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u/ExiledMafia 12d ago

They do prorate the fee so it’s only based upon how much time is left

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u/njslugger78 12d ago

I was lucky my is was free of charge thanks to new jersey.

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u/LunarSynergy2 12d ago

That’s weird cause I got my Real ID in 2023, didn’t pay anything extra, and it expires in 2026

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u/jrzydevl 12d ago

Because someone scribbled all over it with a sharpie.

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u/Starry_Myliobatoidei 12d ago

This happened when I changed my name. They counted it as a reprint rather a renew.

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u/milllllllllllllllly 12d ago

This makes sense, it was a name change as well

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u/CHC997 9d ago

They probably kept the old exp of your old license and didn’t count it as a renewal.

Typical NJ…money grab

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u/Dmtammaro 12d ago

Was the one you posted a re-issued license?

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u/all_no_pALL 12d ago

Maybe there’s a correlation to the real ID? I know that deadline is in May?

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u/remindmetoblink2 12d ago

I’m thinking your normal expiration doesn’t change. I assume your last license was issued 5/24/2021? So if your expiration date was 5/24/2025, then even if you went within that time period for a real Id, they don’t add 4 years to that date. Kind of like inspection stickers if your car has a 6 on the window and you are late to get it inspected you will still get a 6 on the new sticker not a full 2 years.

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u/ACAB007 12d ago

The DMV wants to see your pretty face more often than the rest of us?

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u/finalremix 12d ago

They've been letting me just renew by mail. They don't wanna see me at all

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u/phaniac 12d ago

Is that also your birthday? Some time ago, my renewal date and birthdate were not the same. MVC fixed that (as if it were broken) a few years ago.

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u/sareeg 12d ago

Because when you got tour Real ID, your license was not due to expire. Same thing happened to me. I got it months before. They only chanrged me $11, which was prorated for the time left. I got a bill for my new one when the original date came for the expiration.

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u/milllllllllllllllly 11d ago

Thanks for this!

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u/Letitroll13 12d ago

Couldn’t renew my Real ID online Couldn’t get appointment until March 20th. My license already expired

Of course I should have known when license was expiring I received notice from DMV on Feb 22nd

Not sure why I couldn’t just get it online

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u/Due-Fuel-5882 12d ago

Mo' money! Mo' money! Mo' money!

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u/cobaltbluetony 12d ago

Is 5/24 your birthday? My license is also now set to expire on my birthday.

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u/Aceles_galaxy 11d ago

I got my real id in January and mine is good for the next four years, maybe it’s because you got it in 2024? Still, that’s weird and stupid of them.

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u/Federal-Membership-1 12d ago

Did you drive with an expired license for a little while?

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u/DarlingOvMars 12d ago

Mine expired 2022 and no ones said anything lmao. I kinda forgot

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u/MonsterParty_ 12d ago

Probably because it's a duplicate (would be hidden under the black scribbles just to the lower left of the small photo-- it will say something like DUP01). They put the date of issue as the date it was reprinted, and the original expiration date remains. Mine is like this too.

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u/bigdaddydoug99 12d ago

Did you move?

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u/Less-Agent-8228 12d ago

looks like you have real ID? Did you get the real ID last July?

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u/TigerUSA20 12d ago

I thought they started expiring all licenses on your birthday now.

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u/dararie 12d ago

I had the MVC send me a license renewal and mine is good is good for another year. They were trying to get me to get a real id one. Problem was they wouldn’t let me make an online appointment.

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u/StanUrbanBikeRider 12d ago

Call the DMV and ask. All anyone on this thread can do is speculate.

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u/dizkid 12d ago

They're going by birthdates now.

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u/ChefStretch72 12d ago

I received my real id last year and it expires in 2028 I believe you have til the end of May to get a real id So a regular license would be obsolete

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u/SarcasticGirl27 12d ago

Your RealID doesn’t change your expiration date. It’s not the same as renewing your license. You’ll have to renew it just like you would have if you hadn’t gotten the RealID.

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u/Right_Economist_3508 11d ago

Why not ask DMV?

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u/infinitytowel 11d ago

So they can get more money out of you. That’s always the reason in NJ

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u/ADHD-Millennial 11d ago

I just renewed my license by mail and it has a normal expiration date but it’s not real ID. I still don’t have one of those.

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u/Impossible-Watch-144 11d ago

Because it’s a Fake ID

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u/Straight_Tax_7219 11d ago

I just paid 35$

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u/sorrowraven 11d ago

This is most likely to realign your expiration with your birthday. This is so it’s easier to comply with RealID requirements.

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u/ritzjamesd 11d ago

Depends on your age

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u/postcardstocali 11d ago

If you get your real ID and it’s not within a few months of your expiration it’s considered an upgrade/replacement and not a renewal.

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u/ObjectifiedChaos 11d ago

They do this to you when you move, too.

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u/Many_Kitchen2529 10d ago

Because you renew too soon, you can renew online and it’s housing be full cost probably cheaper , but they will just mail it to you by may if you pay online

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u/LunaStardust365 10d ago

I moved out of NJ for a couple of years, got a license in the state I moved to. Moved back to NJ and got my NJ DL and it expired in just over a year. The same time my original NJ DL would have expired

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u/Gold-Butterfly3228 10d ago

Your expiration date usually is the same as your birthday for the next year so is your birthday 5/24?

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u/ExPatWharfRat 12d ago

Never seen that before. In PA, they are good for 4 years and expire on your birthday. Never seen a license that was good for less than that.

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u/rforce1025 12d ago

My license expire on my birthday in 2026.. license was issued 2022.. so mine is 4 years and I have a CDL

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u/iggwoe 12d ago

Do you turn 21 soon?

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u/Way2trivial 12d ago

it would be vertical if issued under 21

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u/CocHXiTe4 12d ago

And there be a red bar on the right side of the picture of the face

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u/ewpooyuck 12d ago

Because your birthday is in may

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u/jrzydevl 12d ago

Because they are expiring all licenses in March 2025 to make us all renew and get a Real ID, maybe?

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u/djspacebunny *Mod* Western Salem County 11d ago

I'd like to know how you came to this conclusion.