Peter Holt was turned away at the boarding gate after being told his passport was out of date - despite it not expiring until next year
A dad says he had to pay £3,000 and drive 1,000 miles across Europe to join his family on holiday - after he fell victim to a little-known passport rule. Peter Holt, 50, was turned away at the boarding gate for his flight to Croatia after being told his passport was out of date - despite it not expiring until next year.
Peters got his passport in July 2013 and was able to carry over unexpired months, giving the expiry of March 2024. But post-Brexit rules - which he had no idea about - brought this forward to July 2023. "It just didn’t - and still doesn’t - make sense." Peter explained his wife and Children were “in tears” as he was turned away and ushered out of the airport, on August 6.
“I bought my ticket to pass through the Channel Tunnel and set off on my journey. The crazy thing is both the English and French border control teams at the crossing accepted my passport adding further mystery to the tale." "And to only miss two days of our two-week holiday was just brilliant.” Peter said the trip reminded him of something he would watch on Top Gear when he was younger.
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