There’s a benefit to not getting a REAL ID too soon

Q. I am planning on getting my REAL ID and have an appointment with the Department of Motor Vehicles on May 10. My current California driver’s license expires in November. Will I have to renew my driver’s license again in November, or can I just get everything handled in one DMV trip? A co-worker told me that if I get my license renewed as early as I am, that I would have to take the written test again. Is that true?
– Anne Schindler, Aliso Viejo
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