It was only 2019 when New Jersey started issuing the first Real ID licenses, in preparation for an Oct. 1, 2020, deadline to get the more secure document that would be required as acceptable identification for domestic air travel and to access federal buildings. How time has flown, as those first Real ID licenses are coming up for renewal. The coronavirus pandemic pushed back the Real ID deadline twice, first to Oct. 1, 2021, and then to May 3, 2023. Now, as drivers are snapping up appointments to get Real ID complaint licenses in preparation for that absolute 2023 deadline, drivers who obtain…
