How long to replace a missing UK passport these days?

Milky_Mocha

onashoestring said:

@Milky_Mocha
The chances of getting a 1 week appointment are slim - I would start searching immediately- You have a week to find it -
 Is it in the suitcase pocket after your last trip, rucksack/bag you took on holiday and haven’t used since - glove box / seat pockets of your car ?  

@ eDicky’s suggestion to try and remember the last time you had it in your hand is a good one . 

Have you used your passport as ID recently ? Maybe needed to take it out of the home and show it as ID and not put back in it’s usual safe place . 

This happened to me once (but it was only 36 hours before our holiday that I realised it wasn’t where I usually keep it ) panic ensued and after looking in all the obvious places , when I racked my brain I remembered that I had last used it for non holiday purpose and that jogged my memory as to the office desk drawer it might be in and fortunately that’s where I found it 1 day before travel !!  

Please report back when you find it .

1 day before travel! Oh the anxiety! 
I've indeed found it and I just posted a reply on here explaining where. With regard to whether I've used it for ID recently, yes I had, but not the physical passport since I have a scanned copy on my computer and so had only needed that version. Looks like I've only needed my physical passport when actually traveling.
Thanks for your suggestion and your concern. I really appreciate it. 

Milky_Mocha

MATTR5 said:

I'm a Travel Agent - I had this with a Customer last week and I rang TUI - They asked for proof the Passport had been lost (The customer sent in the email she'd done applying for replacement timed 2 hrs earlier) and they let her amend it to next year just difference in price

I was staggered, to be honest, BUT it could be worth calling the Tour Op/Agent - you never know 

Thank you. In this case it was a big group/party so moving the date wouldn't have helped. Suck a relief that I've found it. 

Milky_Mocha

k3lvc said:

onashoestring said:

Have you used your passport as ID recently ? Maybe needed to take it out of the home and show it as ID and not put back in it’s usual safe place . 

And always check the scanner at home - we've had 2 'losses' in our house that were both in there 

Thank you. The scanner was the second place I checked and it wasn't there. After checking the passport basket (where we usually keep all passports in the household), my regular handbags and the scanner, that's when I really started to panic. Thankfully it has now been found and the relief is intense! Thanks again for your suggestion and help. Much appreciated.

Milky_Mocha

smudge56 said:

Milky_Mocha said:

I can't find my passport. I've looked everywhere and we're going away exactly a week from today. I'm not sure whether to spend the next five days still looking or if I should apply for a replacement immediately. Has anyone applied for a replacement passport recently and how long did it take? 

if you can get a fastback appointment  the maximum time it would take to arrive is 7 days from the day you submitted the application.  If you take your proof of travel its possible that the office will give you a fast-track collect - which cuts a couple of days off the time.  It just means you have to go back to the office to collect it.   If you think your passport has been stolen, and you are travelling within 7 days you can get a premium Service but you must have police report to get this.(you would make a fast track appointment and ask to upgrade to a premium)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1032007/Tiered_Application_Service_-_the_service_levels_we_provide__V4_.pdf

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I'll keep this info for my future reference in the fervent hope that I won't need it. I've found the passport. Thank you so much.

TELLIT01

Pleased to hear you've found your passport.  I was in exactly the same position many years ago.  I had searched 'everywhere' and couldn't find the passports.  Long story short, finally discovered in a bumbag, in the bottom of a carrier bag which had been filled with coathangers and dumped in the back of a wardrobe!  My missus had been 'tidying' up the day after we got back from our previous holiday.  It was of course my fault because I hadn't put them away!

Milky_Mocha

TELLIT01 said:

Pleased to hear you've found your passport.  I was in exactly the same position many years ago.  I had searched 'everywhere' and couldn't find the passports.  Long story short, finally discovered in a bumbag, in the bottom of a carrier bag which had been filled with coathangers and dumped in the back of a wardrobe!  My missus had been 'tidying' up the day after we got back from our previous holiday.  It was of course my fault because I hadn't put them away!

The relief! Made me weak 🤣