FE,
You need a class 1 to renew but can then lapse to a class 2 again for a period (not sure how long but my AME knows. I'll ask him next week). He gives me a C1 and a C2 together; one for 6 months the other for 12. One fee.
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Yaberdaberdoo. It's OK Boo-Boo.