PRAISE - Passport & Royal Mail Check & Send

Kernow666

i renewed my passport on monday and used the royal mail check & send service , i dont normally like to pay for extras but thought why not

well this morning i have received a txt from the passport office saying my application for renewel has been processed and my new passport is on its way so hopefully will get it by the weekend :j

agrinnall

Which is almost certainly what would have happened if you'd done it yourself - I've never seen any evidence that using Check & Send adds any value.

peachyprice

agrinnall wrote: »

Which is almost certainly what would have happened if you'd done it yourself - I've never seen any evidence that using Check & Send adds any value.

I think it's beneficial for muppets who can't manage to read the form (no reference to you OP)

EggyEmmy

I renewed mine last year alone without using a check and send service. Got my new passport within 10 days!

nwc389

I did ours last year online , forms are easy compared to the paper one - filled them in while sat with a cuppa & sent them off . Got text updates and they were both back in less than a fortnight .
No need to bother with the ridiculous queueing system in our post office either.

photome

as others have said the turn round time would have been just as quick without the Post office " help"

Faith177

I did mine today with out check and send straight forward renewal
with a change of name and it says on section 2 of the form of you put your number they will text you when they have got your form so looks like standard practice

colazombie

I sent mine for renewal on Monday and received the same test this morning. I think i'll probably receive sometime next week.
Good service
As for check and send, what a big fat waste of money that is:rotfl:

Kernow666

well i am obviously not as smart as you lot then am i

powerful_Rogue

Kernow666 wrote: »

well i am obviously not as smart as you lot then am i

I think its a good service and always use it when I renew.

Sending my old passport back Special Delivery costs £6 odd, so for an extra few pound to get them to check my application/photos etc makes perfect sense to me.

peachyprice

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Sending my old passport back Special Delivery costs £6 odd, so for an extra few pound to get them to check my application/photos etc makes perfect sense to me.

Except they're reknowned for not checking properly and saying photos are incorrect when they're fine.