Temporary licenses are an every-4-year problem for me.

In Michigan, the DMV/SOS snips-off the expiration date and staples the DL to the
renewal appl. The paper is the temporary license. The plastic is supposed to be
the confirming pic & hologram.

Sadly; TSA, VA & FL law enforcements officials become hyper-vigilant. Their little
picture book of state DL's ... includes NO INFO whatsoever re: renewals. Unwinding
the mess takes a good long while; 45 minutes @ MCO. 3.5 hours @ DCA.

All were seriously unhappy that the expiration date had been snipped. They insisted
that I was in big trouble for altering an official document. Even though *I* did not do
the snipping.

I attempted and failed to convince the MI SoS that their standard procedures were
creating havoc elsewhere. They wouldn't even listen to the complaint. One staffer
finally suggested that I should "lose" my license ~60 days before the expiration ... and
apply for a replacement. The replacement will be good for the next four years. Of
course; that bit of subterfuge is itself, yet another "crime." Good grief.