is there free passports for over 75

nutty1

hi does anyone know anything about this, my mum is 76 never had a passport before, shes thinking of going away with my sister and someone has told her that her passport will be free. anyone know, thanks

anmarj

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Passports/Applyingforyourfirstadultpassport/DG_174100

it states here she has to be born before 2 september 1929

nutty1

she was only born in 1934, so is it now for only 81

McKneff

Then she'll have to pay for one.

nutty1

so is there no free passports for over 75s

McKneff

No, sorry

Hope she has a good time

dzug1

You had to be 10 on the day war was declared - it was more related to living through the war than age related as such

margaretclare

dzug1 wrote: »

You had to be 10 on the day war was declared - it was more related to living through the war than age related as such

Why was this - what was the point about living through the war (WWII I assume).

I started school while the Battle of Britain was still raging, so I was 4 the previous year, when war was declared - and so was my DH. We both 'lived through WWII' and he had a much worse time than I had, being evacuated etc.

It seems an odd thing to expect - age-related free passport, or war-related free passport?

Be_Happy

I think I read somewhere that this birth date was decided on as it was assumed that a person born before then would have been working at some time during the war and contributing to the war effort.

Problem is that some modern day 'youngster' has set the age assuming a school leaving age of 16. My OH was born in 1930, left school at age 14 then went on to work in a shipyard for the last year of the war, but he is still too young to qualify for free passport.