Who cares what colour their passport is?

I've only recently changed my passport - it was due to expire this year. Unfortunately this is probably the last time I'll need to renew it - can't see me doing much travelling in 10 years time, in my 10th decade by then.

It cost £78 so wasn't cheap, but for the pleasure of getting a passport which doesn't say 'European Union' at the top, I may lash out and renew it again if that becomes possible.

I never voted to join a European Union, never voted to become an European citizen. What we thought we were voting for in 1975 was to join the European Common Market.

If the passport is a symbol of what we are to become post-Brexit then bring it on.

If people want a blue passport, they're welcome to it, but I do object to contributing anything towards the cost in my taxes. The total costs of redesigning and production should be included in the price of a replacement, and people could choose whether to put their money where their mouth is!

Lots of nonsense being talked about speculative and rabble rousing speeches about blue passports, FFS there are far more important things to worry about, and whoever said on here that we should give the money to the NHS.....I am thunderstruck that anyone, even the most feverent Brexiteer really, really believes that ANY money is going to the NHS, or did you read it on a bus? Yes, I am being rude, and frankly I am angry too. Load of bloody irrelevant nonsense. Please try to concentrate on what matters.The colour or shape of your passport is of no relevance, it is where you are allowed to go with it that matters. MOnica I agree with you, sometimes having a British passport, whatever blinking colour it is, is not something to be proud of.

"I'm amazed at the number of grans on here who seem to be happy that their country has been 'ruled' by another for over 40 years."

How sad that you believe that to be true. I don't and I presume that others who don't want, what I imagine you have voted for, do either.

... and you great big way of showing you feel we have been under the heel of people other than those we have given authority to make decisions on our behalf - to get excited about the colour of your passport. So that alright then.

NFK lots of airline offices in all sorts of countries already - here we are talking HEAD offices.

Dot unless it has all changed - with a child's passport you fill in a different for. After 5 years and send another photo and the fee is small and it is then extended for the remaining five years. Once they reach 16 they get a ten year one.

I couldn't give a flying what colour my passport is - or non-flying if the Ryanair boss is right! (I think in this case he's talking up a scare to encourage people to book flights in the ryanair sale).

I agree with Ginny42 - we all have more important things to worry about.

*quizqueen" if thats the biggest issue in your life then you are a lucky woman ! Look north ,we in SCOTLAND have been "ruled" and literally ruled 100% by another country for over 300 years !Independence for us IN the EU would mean that instead of us having devolved power over 17% of our country's (WE'VE HAD SINCE 1997) rules and laws,with the rest split between WM and Brussels we'd have 93% power with the 7% ish that brussels currently has over all the UK .

Got rid of my EU car reg plates months ago. I am british not a citizen of the EU. My present passport has expired. No rush to get a new one so it can have every colour of the rainbow .Frankly my dears' I don't give a d-mn.

Couldn't care less. Anyway I am applying for an Irish passport, not just so that I can stay a citizen of the EU, but also because of my deep shame at the way the British government has treated Iraqi and Afghani military interpreters.

While every other country, including the USA has given them and their families automatic political asylum, those who were unfortunate enough to work for the British have had to fight for asylum, some have been sent back to their countries of origin or have been unable to move out and several have been killed and their families have suffered.

I cannot even believe we are talking about this. What a waste of time, energy and money. If we want to change the colour over time find but we really, really have many more important things to worry about at the moment.

Old people wanting their youth back as Ilovecheese suggested is about the only reason for even getting in to this at the moment.

It wouldn't be the same petra you have to take them off sometimes. Anyway it's the principle of the thing If I'm paying I should have some choice.
Ginny42 sometimes it's good to joke about something. It doesn't mean you don't take things seriously just that you need a bit of light relief.

Even if it is blue again it won't be the larger stiff cover that oldies remember. It will be the bendy plastic cover like the current ones.

Ginny42 at 10.06

Exactly!

I wish we had a clapping hands smiley.

All right minded people have to applaud your post! ()

trisher buy a pink cover for your passport

Never had a pasport as never had enough spare cash when DS was growing up & now on my own & bit disabled do not have the urge to go travelling alone so colour does not matter.
Wouldnt have one in my favourite colour, yellow, anyway ?

No need to design a new one at all. Just give us our own BRITISH dark blue one back. Spend the money on the NHS!

'Humiliated by the burgundy passport'? Not me - and how dare that deluded Tory MP speak in my name! I don't care what colour it is so long as it does the job.

I'd quite like a pink passport and so would my GD. The dark blue and the burgundy are both a bit boring. They cost enough so I think you ought to get a colour option with them. GD also thinks rainbow ones would be nice.

Look, for goodness sake... it's a travel pass. Blue, pink, sky blue with yellow dots on - it's only a document to allow us to travel beyond our shores. There are so many really important issues to be dealt with, if this is of serious concern when there is so much uncertainty about people's livelihoods, financial security and status, I have miscalculated our generation's collective intellect.

quizqueen - echo your sentiments completely!

Not really bothered about what colour my passport cover is or isn't - what annoys me is having to buy a separate child passport that only lasts 5 years. Just renewing my grandchildrens passports and the two younger ones have a picture of them as babies! How anyone would recognise them now I don't know. If they stick with the 5 years limit then subsequent passports up to 15 should be free or just have a small (under £20) admin fee. Any child under 5 should be allowed to travel on their parents passports.

I checked and I didn't care.. Burgundy..sky blue pink with dots on..just as long as it gets me to the sunshine I'm a happy passport holder. My husband has the ability to tan whilst sitting under a 30 watt light bulb so after a holiday anywhere sunny he always gets extra special attention from the border control...

@quizqueen A number of grans on here just aren't gullible enough to believe that their country has been 'ruled' by another unspecified entity for 40 years.

Trust a man to think they are pink, they are dark red, probably thought it was an affront to his manhood.

I liked the old ones they seemed more substantial but it doesn't matter to me at all..I wish the photos didn't have to be so harsh, I am surprised anyone is allowed in anywhere with the 'axe murderer' mug shots we have to have.