In Reply to: Question About Passports posted by mildew on Sunday, 7. December 2008 at 10:05 Bali Time:
same reason - travelling in December but passport expires in April - not 6 months validity on it (what a rort!) - my new passport (which is a British passport) now actually has 10 years and 4 months on it - that's an improvement.
It is renewed from the date it's processed - not the date the other one expires.