Passport Runs Out When On Holiday, Help.

[saintpeter48]

My nephew, wife and 2 children booked a £2000 holiday, leaving in a couple of weeks and have just realised that the passport for one of the children runs out whilst they are away, Ryanair have told them that they can't fly and passport office say it'll take over 2 weeks to re-new old passport. They are going to lose their holiday, any ideas on what they can do? Thanks in advance.

[Old_Geezer]

Can't you do one of those turning up at the passport office and waiting in the queue to be seen ? Not that I've ever had this sort of issue.

[maggiebee]

Think they may be able to turn up at the passport office and just wait. My SIL did the same and had to wait for 4 hours. Rather that than lose their holiday.

[Old_Geezer]

Failing that the parents can get away for a romantic holiday and leave the kids with Uncle Peter.

[whirlyhurly]

Don't go abroad.

[slaney]

There is a premium 1 day service. My daughter used this and booked a slot in Peterborough, waited and got it the same day...a long drive but worth it.
https://www.gov.uk/get-a-passport-urgently

[slaney]

It was for her 5 year old daughter...

[slaney]

..a renewal - i don't think it is available for a first time application.

[slaney]

So it does - it may be worth ringing to check as she definitely did it some months ago, March I think.
It's possible I suppose that things have changed since.

[BlueToffee]

By the way, don't leave the passports on the kitchen table when you leave for the airport!

[saintpeter48]

Thanks Old Geezer, lol, but i've done my bit for Queen and country re baby sitting! ;)

[Barks]

If you are talking to anybody at the passport office take names position and time of call

I did a 600 mile round trip to Durham to collect a passport that was supposedly ready for me only to leave empty handed and about £500 out of pocket because of the lying sods

[Sparkles62]

Many years ago I won a holiday to Eurodisney, The Children had no passports, we went to Liverpool and queued for hours, we just got into the room where you took a ticket and waited to be seen, and someone announced that they were closing and we all had to leave.
They gave the next twenty tickets a pass, which we returned with the next day and we were taken straight to the front of the queue.
It took two days off work and a lot of queueing but we did get our passports.
Its the worst time of the year to go to the Passport office but if you want to take the children you will have to do it hon. X