Passport

**lin** · 24th November 2005

Having spent 2 days frantically searching for my passport to go to Geneva in under 3 weeks, I rang the Passport Agency today to see about a replacement.

�70 and a trip to Liverpool to get a new one, plus getting forms and photos re-validated.

That's a heck of an incentive.

I'm really glad it's just turned up. I mean, �70!!!!

**Deadly** · 24th November 2005

Really are a fucking rip off. They've also just stuck the standard price up from �42 to �51!!

I had mine stolen when our flat was burgled earlier this year, and i cant afford to replace it. They dont even have a scheme where if its stolen and you have a crime number, you can buy a cheaper replacement or anything. Fucking rip off.

This whole bloody country is a rip off!!!!!

**Pongo** · 24th November 2005

There was summat about the cost of a passport on the news this morning. Apparently the biggest portion of the cost goes towards keeping British Consulates abroad open, so that they can help people when they fook up in foreign climes. You know the sort of stuff.. Lost/stolen passports, helping after accidents etc.

**Shambles** · 24th November 2005

Originally Posted by lin

�70 and a trip to Liverpool to get a new one, plus getting forms and photos re-validated.

Yeah, but it's good value considering your photo is a panoramic, to take in that wide smile

**Clarkey110** · 24th November 2005

im just about to re new mine and i couldnt believe the price. but then thought what else can you buy for �51 and lasts 10 years. It doesnt seem to bad when you look at it like that

**monty** · 24th November 2005

You'd have enjoyed your trip to Liverpool

**TwoPlAnKs** · 24th November 2005

i think i saw something about then having some electricly scannable tag in them or something, raising the price further. in theory a good idea if it makes airports more efficient and more terrorist and fraud-proof but you always get fakes, no matter how high tech you go with it.

**God is a DJ** · 25th November 2005

wont we all need those new ones with the biometrics soon? from wot i gathered from my trip to the states a while back was that the UK had extended time without needing them. is this rite?

DJ

**dan288** · 25th November 2005

haha lucky im a dual citizen of the uk and australia, far cheaper to manage the aussie one. good on ya rip off britain!

**Swiss Tony** · 25th November 2005

you can go to peterborough or leicester if thats closer !

same price though !

**dirtyrider** · 26th November 2005

So can you still go and get a passport renewed on the same day then.?

oE · 27th November 2005

only if u make an appointmet in advance via national appointment hotline.

oE.

**2die4** · 27th November 2005

Originally Posted by dirtyrider

So can you still go and get a passport renewed on the same day then.?

I got mine renewed the same day. Had to ring up the passport agency and make an appointment dropped off my forms etc and was told to come back after 3pm. Went back and it was done, Think it was the priority service thing, cost me 90 quid for the privilage as well !

More info here: hxxp://www.passport.gov.uk/index.asp