Price Change: British Passports
Price Change: British Passports
Aug 18th 2008, 4:37 pm
#2
Peace onion
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
My cousin in Spain couldn't believe how long it takes and how expensive it is to get a UK passport. In Spain, it costs 20 Euros and takes about two hours.
Aug 18th 2008, 5:41 pm
#4
Peace onion
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
There's a lot of truth in that. Make people wait because it's "oh-so-important heavyweight document".
Aug 18th 2008, 10:11 pm
#6
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
Nice - very rare to see a government document go DOWN in price!!
Aug 18th 2008, 10:12 pm
#7
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
why has it gone down?
why is it $15 for postage??? bloody expensive in my opinion.
and.... while i am at it.
Why is it more expensive over here? labor costs are cheaper?
ANd....
why when u call the consul does it cost 2.49 a minute?
other than that.. every thing is hunky dorey....
why is it $15 for postage??? bloody expensive in my opinion.
and.... while i am at it.
Why is it more expensive over here? labor costs are cheaper?
ANd....
why when u call the consul does it cost 2.49 a minute?
other than that.. every thing is hunky dorey....
Aug 19th 2008, 1:17 am
#9
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Aug 19th 2008, 1:18 am
#10
The Kwisatz Haderach
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
The $15 post is because they fedex overnight the passports to you.
I just got my new one last month and my sons too.
Oh well, I'm sure they'll go up again by the time I renew again in 10 years. Or maybe I'll be back in UK Isn't it cheaper there for passports?
I just got my new one last month and my sons too.
Oh well, I'm sure they'll go up again by the time I renew again in 10 years. Or maybe I'll be back in UK Isn't it cheaper there for passports?
Aug 19th 2008, 1:19 am
#11
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
And here I complained about paying 80.00 for renewing my canadian passport.
Aug 19th 2008, 1:35 am
#12
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Aug 19th 2008, 3:39 am
#13
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
Won't it go back up again when the fee is next adjusted, as the pound is falling against the dollar?
It still doesn't explain why the price is so much higher than in the U.K.
Put differently, if British citizens overseas received a fair deal, the cost of a passport would be USD135, service standard would be 10 days and the "helpline" wouldn't be outsourced to a premium rate phone number.
Aug 19th 2008, 11:25 am
#14
Not living a 9 to 5 life
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
Have British passport services been outsourced?
Is that why the price can be lowered?
Is that why the price can be lowered?
Aug 19th 2008, 1:30 pm
#15
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Re: Price Change: British Passports
I must admit I was a little shocked at how much it was. Imagine if you were getting them for a family, it would almost be worth not bothering and staying in the US!