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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Adam Wareing & Zahna Eklund

Mum saves £45 on passport photos by skipping pricey booths - as she uses fridge instead

A savvy mum has shared how she managed to save herself £45 on passport photos by not using the "expensive" photo booths and instead utilising her old fridge.

Louise Warren was at her wit's end when the government's passport website repeatedly rejected pictures of her youngest daughter, six-year-old Lyza Beau Ellis, because the lighting and shadows in her home weren't acceptable.

And after refusing to spend £15 a time getting photos taken at one of the passport photo booths commonly seen around supermarkets and shopping centres, Louise was suddenly struck by the genius idea to make sure of her old white fridge that was on the street outside her home ready to be collected.

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