New Passports Prices from March

Pollycat

PompeyPete wrote: »

Oops.....I was simply asking a question, no more and no less. So I'll re-word the question.....How do you think people should pay for their passport?

Am I not making sense?
Do my posts need to be more clear?
I just pointed out (or at least I thought I did) that although some people (me, probably you and probably the poster who made the comment about the cost of a passport being 'the price of a couple of pints' a year) don't have to worry about the cost of renewing their passports, other people do.
Especially if it's a family's first holiday abroad and they may have 3, 4 or even more to fund all at the same time.
I did not suggest that there should be an alternative way to pay for passports.

PompeyPete wrote: »

Although I never paid for my passports, I had to go where I was told to go and when I was told to go.....no ifs or buts. So I [and my family] paid for my passports with us having to discipline ourselves to the needs of my employer(s).

Lots of employees have to 'discipline themselves to the needs of their employers' by going where they are told to go.
And don't benefit from subsidised housing and a bloody good pension at the end of it.

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

Still a bargain. Approx 2p/day over 10 years, so start putting the copper coins in a jar now.

As above, I don't need to start putting the coppers in a jar to fund my passport renewal.
I was simply looking at it from the perspective of someone less financially fortunate.

Ganga

PompeyPete wrote: »

Oops.....I was simply asking a question, no more and no less. So I'll re-word the question.....How do you think people should pay for their passport?

Although I never paid for my passports, I had to go where I was told to go and when I was told to go.....no ifs or buts. So I [and my family] paid for my passports with us having to discipline ourselves to the needs of my employer(s).

I definitely think you have ruffled pollycat,s feathers:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Westin

Already being discussed on this thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5785522

Seems to be four open threads on this topic, two of which opened by Lion-King. A polite request to check the board before opening a new thread so comments can be kept together.

Gloomendoom

Westin wrote: »

Already being discussed on this thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5785522

:huh: That is this thread.

mro

martindow wrote: »

If anyone is finding it a struggle to buy a passport, maybe they should rethink the idea of going on holiday. Even the increased cost is going to be dwarfed by the expense of a holiday.

Passports are used for other purposes.

So we'll add a random £10, £20, £30 to something used over year or two & it's all ok.

What a false argument.

Pollycat

Westin wrote: »

Already being discussed on this thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5785522

Seems to be four open threads on this topic, two of which opened by Lion-King. A polite request to check the board before opening a new thread so comments can be kept together.

This thread was the first on the subject of increased passport fees.
MSE were late to the party.

Gloomendoom

mro wrote: »

Passports are used for other purposes.

So we'll add a random £10, £20, £30 to something used over year or two & it's all ok.

What a false argument.

Irony?

It's just 30p extra a year!

NoodleDoodleMan

There was a main holder and a spouse. The main holder could be male or female. It wasn't sexist, at least not in the 80's - it might have been at some time earlier.

As a boy I hadn't twigged the main holder aspect.

That was the 1960s - not sure if was any different then from later.

Most would be in the man's name as main holder ?

deejaybee

My 15 year old daughter's passport expires in April this year..

and she is16 in October this year.

Apart from a holiday starting shortly, dont have any more overseas hols planned this year.

Pondering whether to renew her (child) passport before the prices go up - but then she will only get a 5 year passport, and will still be on a child's version until 20 + ( if thats allowed ? )

Or just stick to original plan, wait till October and get Adult 10 year .
I know the increases are a pittance in the big picture, but this is MSE right

martindow

zagfles wrote: »

Do you really think holidays is the only reason people travel? Someone I know is abroad for his father's funeral at the moment.

People travel for all sorts of reasons, but I don't understand your point. Are you saying that the costs of international travel should vary according to the purpose of the trip?

No doubt the cost of last minute travel for your friend's sad event still dwarfs the cost of a passport, which was the point I was trying to make.