Desperate help - passport expired, travel on Wednesday

[Nowanextraone]

I feel sick. I don't understand how we have overlooked this as we renewed 2 of our other children's passports, but we've just seen our daughter's passport expired in January.

We are fucked aren't we? It says a child's passport can only be renewed urgently in a week.
I feel sick

Insurance won't even pay will it as it's our fault.

If one or both of you can get to a passport office on Monday then it is potentially sortable. Book an online appointment and make sure you explain the situation take all the passports with you as well as anything like an invoice about when you booked the holiday and if you've precooked activities or days out. and try to make sure that you are both contactable incase they want to contact the other... not likely that they will. Unfortunately they have to look at it from a perspective of what are you trying to get away with??? So if you can provide that you booked it months ago and you've pre booked activities for the kids it will all go in your favour

Thank you so much for the update @Nowanextraone. I am in a similar position- I have an appointment tomorrow morning to renew DD's passport which I need back within 7 days because we fly the following Monday! Am shitting a brick it won't arrive in time so your update gives me hope.

Have a wonderful holiday!

lol man coming on having clearly not read the thread.

Where would Mumsnet be without a man's viewpoint?

Great update! Enjoy your holiday.

Praying it comes on Wednesday for you all 🙏 and it’s the start of a ‘new’ 2024 for you. Good luck. 💐

TUI are not someone I have travelled with in a long time, but they seemed a good holiday operator, and your situation seems to confirm that unlike many airlines at least, they have retained a level of service.

Have a lovely break.

@EdithBond

I know the sentiment but not all workers are low income. Some of us worked front line during the pandemic too, in my case delivering food, medicine, calling the vulnerable members of the congregation, visiting the sick, the dying, arranging funerals- and yes i willingly went into houses where I know they had active Covid . I don't expect anything (except the lovely manager at Morrison's who arranged for me to get the blue light discount) but it is annoying how my friends in wfh office roles in the nhs got free stuff! Oh and I still do these things, it's what churches do all the time.

What a lovely update. Have a fabulous time, OP.

What a fantastic update, so pleased for you @Nowanextraone. Have a lovely, well deserved holiday.

Amazing! Have a brilliant holiday.

I’ve just read through the OP’s posts and got a bit emotional at the last one. I’m so pleased for you that it worked out.

I’m using TUI next time I go abroad.

Just read the post and the update absolutely wonderful news, I am so happy for you.

Amazing update! Have a brilliant time 🥰

I do love a thread with a happy ending!

Have a wonderful holiday. So pleased for you.

Genuinely delighted for you.

Yay great news! Congratulations, have a fabulous trip.

Similar happened to friends. They missed their flight drove home. Contacted the passport office. Made an appointment for next day and got a passport for their DD flew later that day.

The outcome of this thread has really cheered me up, I'm so so happy for you all op. Have a wonderful holiday.

I'd hazard its so one parent cannot steal away a child quickly stealthily, but thats a complete guess.

They have to post it to the home address for safeguarding reasons I believe.

Yay fab update OP glad you got it sorted ☺️

Excellent news. Glad TUI were so helpful. Have a fab holiday!

I was basically saying give it a go, they can only say no.

Ahhh so pleased your story has a happy ending and hopefully cheers up what sounds like an awful year. Happy Holidays ⛱️