>I don't know when you renewed your driving licence

April last year.

>When I do my renewal,
>they simply uplift my passport photo

Well, hurrah, the DVLA have advanced into the latter part of the 20th century ...

>my passport photo, which incidentally I took at home using my own camera and then uploaded to the passport office.

As I posted:-

>>When you apply for a passport, you can take the photo. at home and upload with your electronic application to the Passport Office

Hth.

Regards,