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rubberduckofdeath 04-01-08 04:50 PM

Passport advice - urgent!
 
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glsuk1970 04-01-08 05:01 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
IIRC, you can board a domestic flight with only a driving license for ID (any picture ID will suffice, I think) but I think a EU passport is needed to fly out of the UK.

I've gone to my local passport office and collected one on the same day but that was a while ago and during the week. Sorry I can't be more positive and gutted for your mate if that's the case.

Kinvig 04-01-08 05:05 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?...=1013618385929

"Passport validity

All British passport holders require a valid passport. There is no minimum passport validity requirement but you should ensure that your passport is valid for the proposed period of your stay"


I thought you just needed a photo driving licence too!

Check the airline website/ring the airline.....

Luckypants 04-01-08 05:06 PM

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In theory yes, but in practice unlikely. Easy-Jet for instance state you must have a passport as id, even for internal flights. tossers!

Kinvig 04-01-08 05:06 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
free snowboarding trip.....? Oohh!

hovis 04-01-08 05:11 PM

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i have a passport............... i can come instead:p

Richie 04-01-08 05:13 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
tell him to ring these people...

be warned it £1.50 per minute.

Fizzy Fish 04-01-08 05:14 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
have you tried getting a new passport issued urgently? He might not make the flight, but perhaps he can change the flight to a later one/the next day and still make some of the holiday?
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-urgent.asp

Otherwise I suggest he spends the whole night turning his house upside-down!

PS. from experience I think he'd have more luck winging it on the coach than at the airport

redbouy 04-01-08 05:33 PM

Re: Passport advice - urgent!
 
Derail sorry

Im heading up on sunday. Its snowing a lot in the hills and should be a great week end for it. Its dropped about a meter in ther last few days. Suppose to be sunny on sunday and getting better next week

wyrdness 04-01-08 05:46 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath (Post 1378463)
Thanks dude.

We're going with Surrey Uni. Coaches are driving to France tonight and some people (us), are flying tomorrow morning. He's got a 6yr old passport, apparently you can travel to France on a passport that's less than 5yrs old

I thought that UK passports were valid for 10 years. Am I wrong?


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