The UK Identity and Passport Service released it’s latest list of excuses for why people have lost their passport.
These latest reasons inculde:
- Taxi attacked by gunman on way to airport in Brazil
- Fell out of bag while snowboarding
- Drunk boyfriend (now ex) destroyed it
- Last seen in pocket of a coat donated to tramp
- Wallet stolen at children’s party with passport inside
- Passports stored in safe in Turkish villa, thieves stole safe
- Put in bin by infant daughter; and
- Put on a fire with clothes
Now, I’ve learned the hard way about loosing a passport whilst nowhere near home, and I can only suggest that whilst at home, you keep the passport in a safe place and not on the floor/on display on a shelf, and when travelling – only take it with you when you need to. Utilise hotel safes (or other safe points) where needed.
And keep a photocopy/scan of it safe.
See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13164006 and http://ips.gov.uk/cps/rde/xchg/ips_live/hs.xsl/1991.htm
