The cost of replacing an expired passport online is set to rise and if yours is about to run out, you don't have long to renew it before the price increase. For the first time in five years, the Government will introduce new passport fees for applications. The fee goes up on February 2.
As the countdown to the increase begins, travellers and holidaymakers have just days to purchase a passport at the old rate before the price for a standard adult online application goes up to £82.50. Children's passports and postal applications are also listed among the increases.
According to the Government website, the proposals, which are subject to Parliamentary scrutiny, will include the following:
