I landed in the UK on Saturday to be told that the chip in my (UK) passport no longer scans and that I should consult some immigration authority to have it replaced.
Looking on the internet the chips have a 2-year warranty (on a 10-year passport?!?) and mine was issued in the first half of 2006.
Has anyone else had a similar problem?
If I am not planning to go to the US will this pose a problem for me? The thought of paying for a new passport every two years because the chips fails really irritates me!
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Problems with the chip in a UK passport
Mine no longer scans, anyone else had this?
yeah i heard about this.
i get the feeling its all a con, they are updating all the technology and preparing for the ID cards against our will
i get the feeling its all a con, they are updating all the technology and preparing for the ID cards against our will
As long as its machine readable, it doesn't matter if it has a RFID chip. If the Chiip won't read, then they scan the picture page as they always did/do.
Making people pay for a new PP just because the chip goes bad sounds like the Govt. just milking the people for more $$$. Many studies were done on these
chipped PP's, and they found that even with normal/avg use the chip can be damaged.
Making people pay for a new PP just because the chip goes bad sounds like the Govt. just milking the people for more $$$. Many studies were done on these
chipped PP's, and they found that even with normal/avg use the chip can be damaged.
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