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Aberdeen passport trips: beat the three-hour jo...

If you live in Aberdeen, Inverness, or anywhere in the north-east of Scotland, you already know the frustration: the nearest HMPO passport office is in Glasgow, a solid three-hour drive...

Aberdeen applicants face postal delays beyond H...

If you live in Aberdeen or the surrounding Aberdeenshire area, you already know the frustration of being geographically distant from almost every major government service centre. When it comes to...

Skip the queue: how Aberdeen residents should r...

If you live in Aberdeen or anywhere in the north-east of Scotland, you are further from a regional passport office than almost anyone else in the United Kingdom. The nearest...

Aberdeen workers need Glasgow for same-day pass...

If you live in Aberdeen and need a passport in a hurry, you are at a geographic disadvantage that most people do not realise until it is far too late....

Why Your Passport Application Keeps Getting Rej...

Mark from Leeds submitted his passport renewal application three times before it was accepted. Each time, the rejection letter from HMPO cited a different issue - first the photo background...

Send documents early: Aberdeen's postal delays ...

If you live in Aberdeen or anywhere in the north-east of Scotland, you already know that geography works against you for most government services. Passport applications are no exception. With...