Urgent stolen passport

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ashpan
ashpan Posts: 335 Forumite
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I was burgled last night and my travel wallet with passport stolen, I fly to montenegro weds am!
On checking the passport website it looks that I can’t get a replacement for a week and that’s on fast track! Does anyone have a similar experience and an I correct in thinking my travel plans are doomed?

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  • IAmWales
    IAmWales Posts: 2,024 Forumite
    edited 30 September 2017 at 8:09PM
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    There is a one day service, if you can get an appointment.

    https://www.gov.uk/get-a-passport-urgently

    Scrub that, a lost passport can't be replaced on the day, and you don't qualify for an emergency travel document. Sorry :(
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 34,685 Forumite
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    I think your travel plans are doomed. :(

    Have you reported your passport as stolen?
  • ashpan
    ashpan Posts: 335 Forumite
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    Yes police came last night
  • shaun_from_Africa
    shaun_from_Africa Posts: 12,858 Forumite
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    Have you reported your passport as stolen?
    ashpan wrote: »
    Yes police came last night

    Even though you've reported it to the police, you still have to report it as stolen to the UK passport office (assuming that it is a UK passport).
    https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport

    Hopefully you have travel insurance which will cover some or all of your losses due to the passport being stolen.
  • ashpan
    ashpan Posts: 335 Forumite
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    Annoyingly #first direct travel insurance don’t cover either stolen passport refund or loss of holiday due to stolen passport, goes without saying I won’t be renewing next year, most would assume this is a given!
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,906 Forumite
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    Any chance your employers would write you a chit to get a second passport for international travel?

    As it's permissible, just not advertised & you could then get a one day emergency issue & still get away.

    Best of luck!
  • Pollycat
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    ashpan wrote: »
    Annoyingly #first direct travel insurance don’t cover either stolen passport refund or loss of holiday due to stolen passport, goes without saying I won’t be renewing next year, most would assume this is a given!
    I wouldn't assume anything was covered in an insurance policy

    Before dumping First Direct it might be worth comparing policies.
    DigForVictory wrote: »
    Any chance your employers would write you a chit to get a second passport for international travel?

    As it's permissible, just not advertised & you could then get a one day emergency issue & still get away.

    Best of luck!
    The OP may have difficulty convincing the passport agency that he is a frequent business traveller even if his employer was willing to do this
  • yellowmug
    yellowmug Posts: 42 Forumite
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    A second passport would take too long to get, even if the OP did qualify.

    What an awful thing to happen. In your shoes I would be on the phone to the passport office first thing with your crime number. It does say you can't use the fast track service for a stolen passport but in practice if you can go and wait at one of the passport offices you might be able to get it in time. It's worth a try.

    I would also expect a passport to be covered in the circumstances you mention. V poor.
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 34,685 Forumite
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    yellowmug wrote: »
    I would also expect a passport to be covered in the circumstances you mention. V poor.
    That's why it's worth checking what each policy covers and deciding what elements you are willing to pay to be covered for.
    Making assumptions when taking out any insurance is a bad idea.
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    That's why it's worth checking what each policy covers and deciding what elements you are willing to pay to be covered for.
    Making assumptions when taking out any insurance is a bad idea.

    I think it's a reasonable assumption for most travel policies to cover this, I'm pretty careful when checking most documents but wouldn't guarantee that I'd pick this up.
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