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Nicole Goodwin & Kate Lally

Woman charged £700 after sending off for new passport

A woman was charged almost £700 after sending off for a new passport in the run-up to her "dream" New York holiday.

Sharon Barrett was looking forward to jetting off with her new husband, but just weeks before the trip she mislaid her passport. The 58-year-old said she had sent it off to HMRC to complete the VAT registration for her business.

Worried it wouldn't be back in time, Sharon, from Sunderland, applied for a new passport.

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