Blue Passports are finally here! Huzzah!

[ladymuck]

Like my German - EU one then...

Like my Dutch one already for 15 years

Well done, would you both like a cookie?

[darmstadt]

Well done, would you both like a cookie?

Will it have jam on it?

[Lance]

I don't give a monkey's who prints the damn thing

you will when it goes up in price due to tariffs

[ladymuck]

you will when it goes up in price due to tariffs

I'm good till 2030 now, that can is kicked down the road a fair way.

I have a general issue with a charge for a passport. Whilst I get that costs needs to be covered, the problem comes in its almost ubiquitous use as an identity and right to live/work in the UK document. The charge presents a barrier at the poorer end of society who cannot afford to get one but need something official for identity purposes. Depending on the organisation you're dealing with, life can be very difficult if you don't have a passport/driving license. It could be solved with a identity card but we're totally anti those in the UK for the most part despite the fact they could prove very useful for lots of things if properly implemented (which we all know they wouldn't be).

[Paddy]

I'm good till 2030 now, that can is kicked down the road a fair way.

I have a general issue with a charge for a passport. Whilst I get that costs needs to be covered, the problem comes in its almost ubiquitous use as an identity and right to live/work in the UK document. The charge presents a barrier at the poorer end of society who cannot afford to get one but need something official for identity purposes. Depending on the organisation you're dealing with, life can be very difficult if you don't have a passport/driving license. It could be solved with a identity card but we're totally anti those in the UK for the most part despite the fact they could prove very useful for lots of things if properly implemented (which we all know they wouldn't be).

The poor will be deported to Australia under BoJo's deal

[_V_]

The poor will be deported to Australia under BoJo's deal

I would love to be deported to Australia.

[WTFH]

I've just received my new passport. Turnaround was really quick. I filled in the form online on 30 November and received it today. That includes them waiting for me to send my old passport back.

I'd say it looks smart. The dark blue looks almost black.

I really like the identification page. It's far more robust than the old one as it's fully plastic rather than coated paper.

Like my German - EU one then...

Like my Dutch one already for 15 years

Well done, would you both like a cookie?

One of my passports is like that, the other isn't. Can I have 2 cookies?

[darmstadt]

One of my passports is like that, the other isn't. Can I have 2 cookies?

Me too, one is plastic covered paper, you can guess which one that is and the other is plastic. The one I bought from a bloke in a pub who said it was from Turkmenistan feels like cow hide but I don't use that one