Nurse Ratched 9:04 Fri Dec 5
Advice appreciated re trip
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My passport expired in summer 2013 and I hadn't needed to get it renewed between then and now, wasn't planning any trips, so didn't bother. Was going to do it in the New Year 2015. Well that decision is biting me in the arse now.
It isn't definite, but possible that I may need to go to Eire, maybe with only a day's notice, at any time in the next few weeks.
I don't have a driving licence, either, or any other form of acceptable photo ID.
I have looked at the passport office website and it doesn't look good. They are talking about a 3 week wait for an appointment to do the premium one day service thingy.
The reason for my trip would be a genuine medical emergency, and I probably wouldn't have any problems getting a letter from a medic to confirm that.
Does anybody know if there are any loopholes or established proceedures to be able to fly without a passport in cases like these?
The 'emergency travel document' seems to be for Brit passport holders living abroad, unless I have read that incorrectly.
Thanks for any genuine replies.
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Hammer and Pickle
10:07 Sat Dec 6
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Living in London you can get a UK passport in a day Nurse.
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Nurse Ratched
10:04 Sat Dec 6
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Sorry, Joe, I don't know why, but I skied your comment :-(
Thanks, too.
The it's a hugemloadmoff my mind that Easyjet will accept my expired passport as photo ID.
Now I must get the bloody thing renewed in the spring.
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Son of Anarchy
10:02 Sat Dec 6
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No worries nurse..safe trip
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joe royal
9:52 Sat Dec 6
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Oi I said go via Belfast
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Nurse Ratched
9:40 Sat Dec 6
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http://corporate.easyjet.com/latest-news-archive/news-year-2004/02-01-04-en.aspx?sc_lang=en
Says here that for domestic flights (i.e. Belfast) they will accept as ID a passport that uas expired within the last two years, so I am nowmsorted. Mine expired in August 2013.
Belfast by Easyjet it is.
SoA, genuine thanks.
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mentor
9:17 Sat Dec 6
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What, feral?
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Nurse Ratched
9:17 Sat Dec 6
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The Irish are alright, they're just pissed.
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Hammer and Pickle
9:14 Sat Dec 6
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Don't they have that charming harp emblem on their passports? Lovely - though I'd say I've never met an Irish person who was on an even psychological keel in my life. They are indeed very much like us Poles.
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WHOicidal Maniac
9:03 Sat Dec 6
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Irish passport will take months as you have to get all the birth and marriage certificates in order of your ancestors and once you have citizenship, then you can apply for a passport.
I have always used my driving Licence Photo ID when going across, never had a problem.
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Nurse Ratched
9:00 Sat Dec 6
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Brilliant! I really appreciate this. I am such spaz it just didn't occur to me to fly via Nordieland.
Thanks again.
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Son of Anarchy
8:54 Sat Dec 6
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Cool...
Theres a fast train from rossarlaire to pearce street, takes just over an hour and belfast is 90 mins from memory into connelly
Itll take you all day which ever way you slice n dice it by the time youve got to the airport/ ferry and train from the other end.
I do miss ireland, sorry you have to go under sad circumstances
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Nurse Ratched
8:46 Sat Dec 6
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Dublin.
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Son of Anarchy
8:43 Sat Dec 6
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From memory air arran used to fly derry to liverpool and youd need to train it from there to belfast.
Where are you going in ireland?
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mentor
8:42 Sat Dec 6
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May have been asked already but, as one who has never been to Ireland and never ever will go to Ireland, is this trip ABSOLUTELY necessary?
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Buster
8:42 Sat Dec 6
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Frankie and Nurse being civil on WHO?
FMOB
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Nurse Ratched
8:40 Sat Dec 6
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Good ideas, SOA. Thanks.
Lump - Arf!
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Son of Anarchy
8:36 Sat Dec 6
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Would a uk to uk flight still need official id? Try air arran to derry?
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Son of Anarchy
8:32 Sat Dec 6
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Google dublin swift nurse...quicket ferry if it comes to it
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BigLump
8:26 Sat Dec 6
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Suprised no-one has suggested you try and nick Richard Hammond's passport?
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Nurse Ratched
8:23 Sat Dec 6
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Thanks stomper.
The ferry would be my absolutely last resort. I would try a giant catapult before embarking the diesel stinking ferry across the Irish sea in the middle of winter. Grim memories of doing that trip as a child.
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