Now is probably a very good time. The rush seems to be on the cusp of school holidays when people going away shortly remember to check them. Some people don't even then.
My sister and family were on the M1 towards the Channel when her husband discovered his had expired!!
That was some years ago when UK departure checks where skimpy and arrival in France on Sunday evening usually found the checks non existent. Getting back into the UK involved a few questions but no real delay.
I think renewals where there are no complications are more or less automated unless somebody intervenes to demand extra checks.
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Passport turnaround 
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