Licence Question...

[GRUNTMAX]

So from the date it's paid, which means it's in my interest to pay it quickly and get it over and done with then?

Yes. It's also in the Government Revenue Collector's interest.
The sooner you pay, the sooner the you receive the dreaded demerit points & the sooner they expire.
You don't look like a bad lookin Shiela on your Avatar. You could have just given the Copper a big sloppy kiss & he might of let you off with a warning. If I gave a Copper a big slopy kiss, I'd get shot