Tennesee HCP renewal

[cadillacdude1975]

i got the renewal reminder in the mail in july 2010 sometime. my permit had an expiration date of 1-9-2011. i forgot about the renewal, and sent if off right before christmas. a week after i submitted the 50 bucks and the renewal form, i received the extension letter in the mail.

i came back from a week out on the road (i am a truck driver) last night, and the new permit was in the mailbox, 2 days before the old one was set to expire.

i guess what i am saying is if you need to renew, they seem to be getting it done fairly quickly right now. i never had to call them to check on the status. it just showed up in the mail.

the government actually did something within a reasonable amount of time................go figure.

edit: even though the new permit was in the mail on the the 7th, i just noticed that it has the same month and day of expiration as the old one, jan 9th, just 4 more years from tomorrow.

Edited January 8, 2011 by cadillacdude1975

[Fallguy]

Yes, it seems renewals (and new permits for that matter) are being processed much faster than they used to be.

As far as your edit...that seems to be something new within the last few years as well...I know in the past when I renewed the new permit was good for 4 years from the date of issue, even if that was later than the original expiration date. However now it seems the expiration date stays the same.

[MudBugjr]

The exp date always stays the same no matter how early you renew. I usually send mine in about 3-4 months out so I don't forget.

[JeffL]

I renewed mine recently too. It took them about 2 weeks to get the new HCP back to me.