Unhappy Thread

[Papyrus]

They were lucky - there are people currently stuck outside the UK who can't get back in and have been trapped for six weeks by passport issues caused by recent rule changes, or misinterpretations of them.

That is very true. It never used to be this complicated. It just seems to suck all the enjoyment out of what should be an adventure. I haven't had a passport myself for quite a few years and the way things are I can't ever see myself going abroad again.

Cheers,

Chris

[Bealman]

Join the club. I've got passport problems that have been the scourge of my life.

My passport (British) expired earlier this year, and I'm in no rush to jump through the stupid hoops.

Like you I don't feel an urgent need to do so, except phone call from NZ the other day   implies I should make one last trip there.

Ah well.

[Newportnobby]

I totally agree. When I retired 12 years ago I let my passport lapse as everyone seemed to work for the TPD (Tourism Prevention Department). There's plenty of fun to be had getting to know some of the crooks and nannies of these isles

[thebrighton]

For similar reasons I let my passport expire, I've no desire to go abroad again, too much like hard work when there is so much of the UK I've yet to visit.

However, I still had a perfectly legal paper driving license but in the eyes of the world I no longer existed if I ever needed to prove who I was for the most trivial of things.

I've now had to pay to get a photo driving license which I'll have to pay to renew every few years.

[Bigmac]

and i thought i was the only British person with no current passport! My last one lapsed over a year ago: NEVER used.

I paid twice for that last damn passport--i got conned by an online checking service--and ive heard of others too.