Don

No. Can't travel

Kk

Just to let you all know the outcome of this.
Decided we had nothing to loose by trying so went to airport Saturday am. At
the check in desk operator checked with supervisor and returned to tell us
that expired passport of up to ONE year is still valid id for airline
check in and entry to Spain (probably therefore applies to any other EU
country). After Friday evening checking with passport office 24 hour help
line and tour operators and being told we had no chance of travelling
everything turned out alright on the day. Just a pity passport helpdesk and
travel agents did not pass on correct information, it would have saved us
alot of heartache!!
thanks KK

"D.A.L." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > > Due to fly to majorca Saturday 10.00am. 14.8.04
    > > Just discovered 12 year old daughters passport expired june 04!!
    > > Will she still be able to travel?
    > >
    > > thanks for any info
    > >
    > From the Passport Website: Travelling within 48 Hours
    > Cost of renewing passport at very short notice £71 for child and £89 for
    > adult.
    > You will need to make a personal application at one of our offices, using
    > our Premium service. There is an additional fee for this service (see
    > above). You must make an appointment before calling at one of our
offices
    > by phoning the Passport Adviceline on 0870 521 0410.
    > Please note:
    > a.. You should be aware that there are only a limited number of
    > appointments allocated for each day, and that these are allocated on a
first
    > come, first serve, basis. The UKPS cannot, therefore, guarantee that
    > customers will be allocated an appointment in time for them to obtain a
    > passport.
    > b.. The Premium service is a guaranteed one-day service (provided it is
    > received before the cut-off time). This service is not available for
people
    > applying for a first passport, or to replace a lost, stolen, or damaged
    > passport. Your passport will be made available for collection at your
    > passport office.
    > If someone is collecting your passport for you, they must provide evidence
    > of their identity and a signed letter of authorisation from you. If the
    > application is for a child, the person who has signed section 09 of the
form
    > must sign the letter. A passport can only be issued if the applicant is in
    > the UK at the time of the application.
    > The guarantee for this service only applies if your application is
properly
    > completed and straightforward. The onus is on you to provide a properly
    > completed application form and the required supporting documents to
confirm
    > identity and eligibility. If the information provided is incomplete, or in
    > our view not sufficient to confirm eligibility, we may not be able to
issue
    > a passport in the expected time.
    > You are therefore strongly advised not to book any travel arrangements
until
    > you have received your new passport.
    > Perhaps you can get somebody to arrange a visit on Monday and ask the
    > airline to transfer her ticket to a flight on Tuesday / Wednesday
(although
    > probably difficult if a charter and airlines make it very difficult these
    > days for minors to travel alone without a parent or guardian).
    > Good luck!