Cheers, yes I read that can happen sometimes.
I won't be paying to renew anyway. If trying to find out how to pay is so difficult I'd rather go elsewhere. Honestly the more I read about these things the more I'm inclined to avoid them.
Seems to me some folks have their entire lives virtually in the hands of distant, faceless conglomerates who're are impervious to reason and make up the rules as they go along. Anyway I'm glad I'm old fashioned and naturally cautious about this sort of thing...