Just to clarify...
NEW licence issues ( inital SPL) are being given the photo ID's at no charge at the moment, if its your FIRST EVER LICENCE.
EXISTING Licence holders who have held (in my case ATPL upgrade) PPL, CPL or ATPL for a few years are NOT being issued the photo ID's. We are going to have to pay for them in the future when the fee is determined.
Happy days eh? NOT!!!