Almost 700,000 people made the same mistake last year when it came to getting a new passport.
With millions of us expected to apply for a passport in the next few weeks, Money Saving Expert has issued some guidance as to how you can keep the costs down. MSE said that while three million Brits applied for a passport online last year, more than half a million paid £9.50 more (per passport) by applying via post.
A Freedom of Information request showed 674,454 passport applications were made by post between December 1, 2020, and December, 1, 2021. MSE reporter Peter Lekarski said the cheapest way to get a passport - whether it's a first one or you're getting an old one renewed - is via the Gov.uk website.
