To book a holiday before a passport arrives?

[MsWalterMitty]

Found a really good deal today for a week’s holiday abroad during Easter. Got all excited, dug the passports out and have realised that ds(12)’s is out of date! 😫… This would never have happened I’d it wasn’t for bloody Covid!!

Anyway, I’ve booked a fast track, so it’ll be here for 5th April… as long as the week fast track works! Doe any one have experience of it not working?

The date of the holiday is 8th, so cutting it very fine!

Would you?!

I wouldn’t as I’m risk averse. Seems too close.

100% definitely NOT !!! You're just asking for trouble. Easter weekend is just 3 and a half weeks away. I got my passport in January, and it took nearly 5 weeks, and that was proper off-peak. You will very likely not get it in time.

My passport very recently took ages, (2 months!), but that wasn't fast track. I think they're very busy atm with everyone starting to travel again and renewing. Personally, I wouldn't book anything until I had it in my hand but like PP I'm risk averse!

And all the LOLz at yet ANOTHER 'we are going on holiday, and I just discovered my child's passport is out of date' thread.

We were due one. Been at least a week.

@MurmuratingStarling

100% definitely NOT !!! You're just asking for trouble. Easter weekend is just 3 and a half weeks away. I got my passport in January, and it took nearly 5 weeks, and that was proper off-peak. You will very likely not get it in time.

Was that using the 1 week fast track?!

@MurmuratingStarling

And all the LOLz at yet ANOTHER 'we are going on holiday, and I just discovered my child's passport is out of date' thread.

We were due one. Been at least a week.

What are you on?! 🙄

I did this. Went in on Friday to hand in the fast track application. Going Thursday week. In THEORY should be fine. As long as there are appts to book that work time wise should be fine. They go v quickly tho.

@MurmuratingStarling the whole point of the fast track is you are guaranteed it in one week though!! And they check it when you bring the form ….

Mine recently took five days not fast tracked.

Why would it have taken almost 5 weeks if it was the one week fast-track??? 🙄 What are YOU on @MsWalterMitty ???

[quote HaggisBurger]@MurmuratingStarling the whole point of the fast track is you are guaranteed it in one week though!! And they check it when you bring the form ….[/quote]
I didn't notice the OP say she wanted to use 1-week fast track

My bad. And I am not even drinking!

As you were. I'm out. Sorry. Hope you get your passport @MsWalterMitty

@MurmuratingStarling - you didn’t say in your post that you used the Fast Track service though? What on earth did the passport office give as an excuse for it taking 5 times longer than guaranteed? You went in for your appointment and they checked it??

@MurmuratingStarling - Ahhh!! Yes a normal application could easily take that time. You gave me a fright lol

@HaggisBurger

I did this. Went in on Friday to hand in the fast track application. Going Thursday week. In THEORY should be fine. As long as there are appts to book that work time wise should be fine. They go v quickly tho.

I have the passport appointment booked for the 30th. Soo in theory passport would be here for 6th.

Not booked holiday though

In theory yes ok but it's risky

@MurmuratingStarling

Why would it have taken almost 5 weeks if it was the one week fast-track??? 🙄 What are YOU on *@MsWalterMitty* ???

Because my op specifically asked about experiences with the 1week process and you have replied telling me yours took 5 weeks. I was just confirming whether that was your experience with the 1 week service

I wouldn’t book a holiday with that tight a timeline but we did get our passport renewals back really quickly, less than a week I think and this was January.

I wouldn’t personally -
I wanted to book a holiday in Feb but I didn’t book it until I renewed my passport on a one day renewal and collected at the passport office

MurmuratingStarling

HaggisBurger
@MurmuratingStarling the whole point of the fast track is you are guaranteed it in one week though!! And they check it when you bring the form ….
I didn't notice the OP say she wanted to use 1-week fast track blush

My bad. And I am not even drinking!

As you were. I'm out. Sorry. Hope you get your passport @MsWalterMitty

No, you were just too busy thinking of a snotty comment than read the op properly.

I'm going against the grain! Book the holiday. You're guaranteed the passport

@70kid

I wouldn’t personally - I wanted to book a holiday in Feb but I didn’t book it until I renewed my passport on a one day renewal and collected at the passport office

I would have done it this way as it’s much much quicker! But they don’t do child papers this way.

The passport application service seems to archaic

Will you need to put passport details on your holiday booking?

@Michellebops

I'm going against the grain! Book the holiday. You're guaranteed the passport

😬😃👍😫😁…. These are all the things I’m thinking atm!

@Lunde

Will you need to put passport details on your holiday booking?

That did cross my mind!

@MsWalterMitty

MurmuratingStarling

HaggisBurger
@MurmuratingStarling the whole point of the fast track is you are guaranteed it in one week though!! And they check it when you bring the form ….
I didn't notice the OP say she wanted to use 1-week fast track blush

My bad. And I am not even drinking!

As you were. I'm out. Sorry. Hope you get your passport @MsWalterMitty

No, you were just too busy thinking of a snotty comment than read the op properly.

@MsWalterMitty

Wow how rude. And I apologised too. I take the apology back, and hope you don't get your passport on time. And in future make sure you CHECK the dates of your child's passports instead of coming on here, wanting to know if the passport office will move mountains for you, because you CBA to check the dates of your childrens passports.

Now THERE is your snotty comment! ^