stevotrueblue 382 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Haven't needed one for two years with Covid. Currently downgraded so cant deploy, that would have been another thing that would have normally kept it in mind. Its literally sat in a drawer for two years,, and when I went to fetch it out today its fucking expired. Fuming. The 7 day fast track system starts from the day of the appointment and the earliest today was 18th May in London. The Premium service (cheek calling it that) is a 2 day return for 180 quid, is unavailable due to Covid!! Premium is literally a whole online thing,, no person to person until when you go to pick it up,,,, so why the fuck is that the one unavailable due to Covid? I could understand if its a whole new first ever passport,, but its just a renewal , and lets face it, its a picture update. Why in this modern age can you not just go online , upload pic, tick whatever boxes need ticked, speak to someone via cam if need be, and pay the fee and have it done ffs. Just curious if its the same up in Scotland or is done the through the exact same shitey system. Gutted doesn't come close to how I feel the night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueoysterbar 19,695 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, stevotrueblue said: Haven't needed one for two years with Covid. Currently downgraded so cant deploy, that would have been another thing that would have normally kept it in mind. Its literally sat in a drawer for two years,, and when I went to fetch it out today its fucking expired. Fuming. The 7 day fast track system starts from the day of the appointment and the earliest today was 18th May in London. The Premium service (cheek calling it that) is a 2 day return for 180 quid, is unavailable due to Covid!! Premium is literally a whole online thing,, no person to person until when you go to pick it up,,,, so why the fuck is that the one unavailable due to Covid? I could understand if its a whole new first ever passport,, but its just a renewal , and lets face it, its a picture update. Why in this modern age can you not just go online , upload pic, tick whatever boxes need ticked, speak to someone via cam if need be, and pay the fee and have it done ffs. Just curious if its the same up in Scotland or is done the through the exact same shitey system. Gutted doesn't come close to how I feel the night. Pretty sure you can go online and upload a new photo. If you take it yourself they burst your balls about light and shadows and contrast but you can go into a photo booth and get a code that you can use without having to send them a physical picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,406 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Used to get Visa stamps and passport issues organised within a day for people all the time when I worked at Cabinet office. Passport issues for me one time years ago and was the same guy I dealt with on the behalf of others.... well you can guess the answer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueoysterbar 19,695 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 minute ago, KaiserJon said: Used to get Visa stamps and passport issues organised within a day for people all the time when I worked at Cabinet office. Passport issues for me one time years ago and was the same guy I dealt with on the behalf of others.... well you can guess the answer! Thankyou Miss Moneypenny, would you send Bond in please? blaudrup 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,406 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Just now, theblueoysterbar said: Pretty sure you can go online and upload a new photo. If you take it yourself they burst your balls about light and shadows and contrast but you can go into a photo booth and get a code that you can use without having to send them a physical picture. Had the exact same issues for my photos for my residence card and other cards here. Spent hours getting it right and had to be against a white background, oh that's not white enough said the sensor or whatever and so and so on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,406 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, theblueoysterbar said: Thankyou Miss Moneypenny, would you send Bond in please? Prick theblueoysterbar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan 2,386 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Naw, but I've hired a car to drive from Lisbon and realised my driving licence has expired so don't know if they'll let me collect it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,406 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, DiamondDan said: Naw, but I've hired a car to drive from Lisbon and realised my driving licence has expired so don't know if they'll let me collect it. Not a chance with the insurance, ah well you will have to unfortunately explain to the other passengers that you will be forced to ask one of them to give the up the driving and instead set about a case of beer. qwerty and heathen fish boy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan 2,386 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, KaiserJon said: Not a chance with the insurance, ah well you will have to unfortunately explain to the other passengers that you will be forced to ask one of them to give the up the driving and instead set about a case of beer. Deffo not? It's the card that's expired (2019) rather than the actual licence which runs to 2050. Travelling with ny daughter who has had he full licence less than a year, would they let her drive one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserJon 12,406 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, DiamondDan said: Deffo not? It's the card that's expired (2019) rather than the actual licence which runs to 2050. Travelling with ny daughter who has had he full licence less than a year, would they let her drive one? Best contacting the hire car company in this situation 👍 DiamondDan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger4life_1872 29,616 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, DiamondDan said: Deffo not? It's the card that's expired (2019) rather than the actual licence which runs to 2050. Travelling with ny daughter who has had he full licence less than a year, would they let her drive one? You would need to look into it mate but think if you renew it online it's valid from then and don't need to wait on actual card coming Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondDan 2,386 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, ger4life_1872 said: You would need to look into it mate but think if you renew it online it's valid from then and don't need to wait on actual card coming Won't let me mate as I have entitlement to drive HGVs so need a medical assessment submitted with it. 🤦♂️ Will email them and see what they say. But I think I already know their answer.... ger4life_1872 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 18,027 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 7 hours ago, stevotrueblue said: Haven't needed one for two years with Covid. Currently downgraded so cant deploy, that would have been another thing that would have normally kept it in mind. Its literally sat in a drawer for two years,, and when I went to fetch it out today its fucking expired. Fuming. The 7 day fast track system starts from the day of the appointment and the earliest today was 18th May in London. The Premium service (cheek calling it that) is a 2 day return for 180 quid, is unavailable due to Covid!! Premium is literally a whole online thing,, no person to person until when you go to pick it up,,,, so why the fuck is that the one unavailable due to Covid? I could understand if its a whole new first ever passport,, but its just a renewal , and lets face it, its a picture update. Why in this modern age can you not just go online , upload pic, tick whatever boxes need ticked, speak to someone via cam if need be, and pay the fee and have it done ffs. Just curious if its the same up in Scotland or is done the through the exact same shitey system. Gutted doesn't come close to how I feel the night. Even the 7 and 2 day options are taking longer than stated. Boy that works with me paid the fast track and was nearly 6 weeks before he got it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brubear 2,927 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 7 hours ago, KaiserJon said: Used to get Visa stamps and passport issues organised within a day for people all the time when I worked at Cabinet office. Passport issues for me one time years ago and was the same guy I dealt with on the behalf of others.... well you can guess the answer! My wife and I replaced ours on line back in Dec. My photo was ok but even though my wife's was taken at same spot, background and camera took about 5 attempts yo get a photo they would accept. The real bad news for OP still took c. 3 weeks for passports to arrive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy 2,518 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I know it's no consolation now was on news last year that there were delays of months to get new passport so with less than 6 months on mine thought I'd better apply. It arrived within a week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernsoul bear 30 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Me and my son booked flights and accommodation for Malaga after Braga game without any passports. When you go on website for a fast track appointment only Liverpool and Newport were coming up but if you keep hitting refresh one for Glasgow might pop up which it did for us. Got them delivered last week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,917 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Similar situation for me. Expired a couple of years back and I never renewed it because I knew I wouldn’t be travelling for a while due to the pandemic. Zero chance of getting one before the final now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevotrueblue 382 Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 3 hours ago, northernsoul bear said: Me and my son booked flights and accommodation for Malaga after Braga game without any passports. When you go on website for a fast track appointment only Liverpool and Newport were coming up but if you keep hitting refresh one for Glasgow might pop up which it did for us. Got them delivered last week. So if you only got them last week then I guess the 7day thing didn't turn out to be 7days either then Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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northernsoul bear 30 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 07/05/2022 at 12:17, stevotrueblue said: So if you only got them last week then I guess the 7day thing didn't turn out to be 7days either then Managed to get a fast track appointment for Saturday 23rd April and they were delivered by Tuesday 26 April. Good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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