So much for my hol to Thailand

[tamborine]

Took all of 4hrs! My passport expires in May 2010 and they wouldn't let me travel as am supposed to have at least 6months validity on passport.

[snags]

That's a shame tambo... where abouts were you going?

[mollykins]

whats the point in having an expiry date if you can't use it up until the date it expires??

[snags]

Not at the moment its not...

[snags]

tambo... are you going later in the year?

[tamborine]

am trying to get a fast track passport - anyone know where the passport office is in London.....you ring an 09 number at £1.50min and get a recorded lonnnnnng message.

[naomi24]

http://maps.direct.go...cesregional#mapanchor

I don't know when you intend travelling, but good luck Tamborine.

[society]

Hope you get a new passport sorted quickly and everything work out, and you get to go on your Thailand vacation.

[tamborine]

thanx for that naomi24....that 09 number took 15mins recorded to come up with the address you gave = £22.50 phone cost!! Wot a con!

[welshlibranr]

Oh! NO! nearly happened to me a few years ago, for most destinations you do need to at least 6 months validity on the passport, such a con!! just means that it's not for 10 years! Just nine and a half!! You have to read the small print to discover this!!Very, very unfair, given the stupid price of a passport these days!! Sorry you missed your holiday!...................

[tamborine]

at least it shouldn't happen to any of you as you have been warned. I did ask if I could go anywhere else (the stop-over was Dubai) but its the same anywhere out of EU.

My daughter has gone, the trip was for her - she'll get my cigs if I dont make it ;)

[naomi24]

Is it possible you can catch up with your daughter?

[society]

It's a requirement in every country - passports must be valid for at least six months.

[tamborine]

will try & get passport sorted 2moro, have yet to hear back from travel agents - we'll see if I make it ;)

[tamborine]

6 months is not a requirement of the passport office, its the requirement of certain Embassies - p'port office information via phone. P'port office say its responsibility of agents to inform travellers of Embassy conditions.

How was I to know? No mention in agents Terms & Cons.

[LoftyLottie]

I am sure it's OK within the EU society. I have gone with only 3 weeks left on a passport. However, 6 months anywhere else.

[tamborine]

thanx lofty - am after sunshine.....not much in EU ;(

[LoftyLottie]

Sue the agents Tambo for t he neglect in not informing you!! You can then have a year's holiday touring hot countries.