Passport Delays
I renewed my passport in March this year and my new one came about a week or so after I gave the forms in for checking at my local Post Office. So there ewasn’t any delay then, at least as far as I was concerned.
My renewal wasn’t simple either, as my name was being changed from that on my birth certificate to that that I have on my credit cards, bank account and use on the Internet.
But it still was one of the fastest renewals I’ve ever had.
So how come, there are now severe delays in getting a new passport.
There has been one major change in the intervening period.
The economy has got a lot better and unemployment has got lower. So just how many people who are feeling optimistic have decided to take a holiday and as they haven’t been able to for a couple of years, have found that their passport has expired. Or perhaps, they’ve had an addition to the family, who needs a first passport.
So I don’t blame the Passport Office, but the upturn in the economy.
It will be interestring to see the figures for Ryanair and the other airlines and holiday companies that get published later in the year.
The Anonymous Widower 
I got mine in March too, mine wasn’t straightforward either, I had sent my previous one in when one of my daughters applied for theirs, as they were on mine; however, It was already out of date then, and I have no idea what happened to it. But it was through in a couple of weeks
Comment by nosnikrapzil | June 11, 2014 |
I recently sent mine off on Friday via the Post Office, and I received it and my old one at the same time the following Friday. I was surprised, and more surprised when I heard they’d been suffering delays in the news this week.
Comment by RedSails28699 | June 11, 2014 |
I suspect that it could be a lot of first time travellers. After all if you had a baby in 2008 and you were worried about your job, you probably wouldn’t get a first passport, which is not cheap, until you were sure, your finances were sound.
Comment by AnonW | June 11, 2014 |