hi all, i live in tipton ,west midlands and found out that my sons passport application from child to adult had ended up in durham.they recieved it 25th july using check n send at po,for a week i was ringing advice line and they just said it was with examiner.we travel this sunday 19th to cyprus for family holiday so i began to sweat.thanks to u lot on here i found direct number for durham who were really helpfull. passport was printed at 2010hrs last night and should now be wwith couriers dx secure. the general advice line dosnt seem to have real updates. durham office have even rang me back again tonight confirming its been printed and should be with me in 2-3 days. THANKYOU ALL AND THANKYOU DURHAM. EXCELLENT SERVICE