Passport costs set to rise

A huge increase in the cost of passports was announced yesterday. British holidaymakers will have to pay £66 (currently £51) for a standard British passport from October representing an increase of almost 60 per cent in less than a year.
A child's passport will increase to £45 (currently £34) and those that travel often will be expected to pay £77 (currently £62.50) for their extra page document.
The fast-track options with a guaranteed one week turnaround will cost £91 (currently £77.50) for adults, £80 (currently £70) for kids and £97 (currently £87) for the extra page passport.
So if your passport is due for renewal witihin the next 9 months it's well worth considering applying before October in order to avoid the increased costs as any unused time (in whole months) will be credited to your new passport.
For more information visit: http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/