A British holidaymaker was forced to travel a whopping 1,000 miles on her birthday and fork out £400 in a bid to save her £1,200 holiday. Carolyn Pellatt,57, was gearing up for her Norwegian cruise holiday when she made the horrific realisation that her passport did not conform to the post- Brexit rules. Since leaving the European Union , Brits must adhere to two separate passport conditions.
One depends on the issue date of your passport, the other the expiry date. Speaking to Express.co.
uk, renowned travel expert Simon Calder said: "The issue date cannot be more than 10 years after the date you intend to enter the EU, if it’s had its tenth birthday you can't come in. "On the day you intend you must have at least three months remaining on your passport, so there are now two tests." After checking her passport validity five days before her trip - on June 26, 2023 - Carolyn noticed that while the expiry date was fine, the 'valid from' date was too late under the new post- Brexit rules.
Upon her realisation, a panicked Carolyn "didn’t know who to turn to". In an attempt to save her holiday Carolyn, who lives in Southampton, booked an emergency passport appointment; the only appointment available in the UK was in Glasgow. Speaking to Express.
co.uk Carolyn said: "I went to my local post office and they said it had run out. Here, I had my photo taken.
"Then I looked at where I could get a passport and the only place in the whole week was Glasgow. "It cost £200 to get to Gla.