ok so i took ds1 passport form to the post office to be checked for the second time - my friend hadnt signed his photo properly. saw same woman as i had the other day. previously she asked me why ds dads passport number was not on the form. I said 'because i have no idea if he has a passport as i havent seen or heard from him for 10 years.' she asked what date was the marriage (on form) 'oh i suppose there wasnt one' anyway i bit my tongue took form back to mate for extra signing and returned to po. same woman went through same questions this time asking ' is there no way you can find out if his father has a passport?' i said er no and would she mind asking such personal questions a bit more discretely as packed po was now a deathly silence listening to this exchange. she said ' well i have to ask these things its not my fault you have such messy circumstances' and 'anyway the date you signed the form doesnt match the photo now' and shoved another form at me. grrrgrrr. i took the form to another po 5 miles away they checked it said all fine. this is really long and very boring but aaaargh really bothered me. for all the obvious reasons- touchy subject generally - but please, a bit of sensitivity when asking personal info.