Anyone know where i should take a passport i have found?

Police station perhaps?


.... and no jokes about selling to assylum seekers :nono:

Originally posted by Unisol
Anyone know where i should take a passport i have found?

Police station perhaps?



I think the answer is in the question :rolleyes:

Sometimes at the back there is an emergency contact address and maybe phone number, you should probably try that first, as the police just probably file it as lost and found.

Just a suggestion.

You are better off taking to the local police station and telling them where abouts you found it

Out of interest.. is it a UK passport?

I'd create several false identities, apply for dozens of false mortgages, then flee the country with millions of quid.

Where was this found?

I need a passport! - i was gonna buy one but if you have one going spare... :D

£30 my first offer:D

Originally posted by Craig7777
£30 my first offer:D

They could sell it for £50 on planet telex

;)

£60 kentboy your driving me round The Bends trying to out bid me

Originally posted by Craig7777
£60 kentboy your driving me round The Bends trying to out bid me

£65 - get into the street spirit bid higher..!

just £70 last offer
i cannot offer anymore or i will be high and dry:D

Originally posted by Craig7777
just £70 last offer
i cannot offer anymore or i will be high and dry:D

My final offer - £71.00 otherwise I'll get my knives out...

i might be wrong but i don't think you have got the dollars and cents for it

Originally posted by Craig7777
i might be wrong but i don't think you have got the dollars and cents for it

Very good - ;)

You could ask these people (http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/forms/f_generalenq.asp) what you're supposed to do with it :thumbsup:

is the passport sold yet or could i still put a bid for it.............
;-P

Originally posted by Strix
You could ask these people (http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/forms/f_generalenq.asp) what you're supposed to do with it :thumbsup:

Done that, thanks.

Before you asked us? :confused:

Originally posted by Abdul
I'd create several false identities, apply for dozens of false mortgages, then flee the country with millions of quid.


OOOH I'm with Abdul..... !

Originally posted by Unisol
Done that, thanks.

What did they say?

I'm sure you have to hand it in to a police station. I seem to remember that you are actually required by law to take it to a police station.

If the holder has reported it lost it's no good to them any more.

I lost a passport about a year back and the amount of attempts I had at filling in a new form was ridiculous!!

They rejected it for so many daft reasons, I literally went through about 12 forms.

Originally posted by Andy
What did they say?

I'm sure you have to hand it in to a police station. I seem to remember that you are actually required by law to take it to a police station.

If the holder has reported it lost it's no good to them any more.

I filled in the online form of the passport office and have now handed it in to Hammerton Rd police station. The website asks where the find was reported to so they should now have enough information to return it to the rightful owner.

Originally posted by GazB
I literally went through about 12 forms.

Should get it right first time then :P

I still don't get the sign between lines bit though :confused:

Is it a UK Passport? What we do at work if an applicant wants their Passport sent back to their country of origin (illegal to send it over international waters), then we send it back to their embassy in London. You coud do that if it's a foreign one?

:)

when i got my new passport, they gave me the old one back too, but just cut the corners off the front cover. Now what am i supposed to do with it?! Is it safe to throw away?

I actually think it's a great idea to keep the old passports for ID purposes. For the youngsters amongst us it's a good way of 'proof of age' and prevents the loss of valid ones.

ps. When I say 'valid' ones I mean 'current' ones. I'm not suggesting the old ones be made into forgeries. Just thought I'd make that clear!

Originally posted by designbunny
when i got my new passport, they gave me the old one back too, but just cut the corners off the front cover. Now what am i supposed to do with it?! Is it safe to throw away?
:shocked: Er, no!! it would easily be doctored into a false document :shocked:

I bet they're made of the same stuff as cheques, and don't burn either :roll:

Have you got access to a cross cut shredder? one that chops it into little bits instead of strips