Passport security

[mossa]

What do people do with there passports , do they hide them in the van or do they take them out with them when they go out

 

[two]

Keep a copy on the laptop.
Store them in a hidden safe.

 

[TOAD on Tour]

I would say it’s more important to also have a photocopy of the main page with your details, passport number etc. keep it separate from your original and also take a picture on your phone. this really helps fast track you back home if you loose your original and have to contact the authorities.

 

[Spriddler]

When I'm away from the m/h I hide mine in a box of Shreddies (or somewhere else ).
I've scanned it and saved a copy on my tablet, laptop and on my son's home laptop.
At some hotels and sites abroad they hold my passport until I check out but that doesn't bother me as I doubt it's a big deal (when retired with loads of time) to sort out any loss, and besides, it's never happened to me in 50 years of travelling abroad.

 

[two]

A photocopy would take less space (and you could have more than one if paranoid).
I keep electronic copies because they're easier to refer to (for details when booking travel) then mess with the safe.
The laptop may get stolen, of course, but I should have a back-up...

As for the ease of repatriation if you lose the original, I've never needed to find out although I've heard it said many times.

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[Landy Andy]

Just shove them in the glove box,

 

[Reallyretired]

Last mh we had a safe but not convinced this just draws attention to where the valuables may be. Also forcibly removing one would cause extensive damage. This mh does not have a safe so just put things in an unlikely place and keep copies.

 

[Puddleduck]

I would say it’s more important to also have a photocopy of the main page with your details, passport number etc. keep it separate from your original and also take a picture on your phone. this really helps fast track you back home if you loose your original and have to contact the authorities.

Photocopies in the "safe place" in the van and details also with a couple of family members.

We tend to put the originals away where they are easy to put hands on them and where we both know where to find them, probably one of the first places a thief would look!

So far we have not had an issue with lost or stolen documents. When we were in Italy we were asked for our ID cards at a few tourist attractions in rural areas before we could hire audio guides and we handed over our Scottish bus passes which were accepted.

 

[two]

Last mh we had a safe but not convinced this just draws attention to where the valuables may be. Also forcibly removing one would cause extensive damage. This mh does not have a safe so just put things in an unlikely place and keep copies.

Mine is fixed and awkward to get at so not something you'd be able to attack quickly, even if you knew where it is.

I used to have a large antique safe at home. It was a decoy and filled with engineering bricks. A thief would probably get a hernia trying to move it. I was a little concerned that, if someone did succeed in removing and breaking into it, they might return the bricks through my window (but, hopefully, complete with their fingerprints)!

 

[nicholsong]

Don't forget that in some countries it is a legal requirement to carry ID on one's person, but for UK Residents without ID cards that legally means one has to carry passports.

I now have a Polish ID card in my wallet, but before I only carried my Driving Licence hoping that would suffice - alongside my honest face.

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[Puddleduck]

Don't forget that in some countries it is a legal requirement to carry ID on one's person, but for UK Residents without ID cards that legally means one has to carry passports.

I now have a Polish ID card in my wallet, but before I only carried my Driving Licence hoping that would suffice - alongside my honest face.

ID card = Scottish Bus Pass ?????? It's also my library card and local council services card. It has my photo and a number that may (or may not) link it to a database here in Scotland. It's always been accepted without issue as an ID card.

 

[Spriddler]

....... but before I only carried my Driving Licence hoping that would suffice

Good idea as I doubt you would get any grief as long as you kept your weight within your licence categories.

 

[Garfields]

Bus Pass ?

Puddleduck all you need now is a bus service

 

[Puddleduck]

Puddleduck all you need now is a bus service

How true!

We do have a bus twice a week now which gives an hour or so in Kelso. Heaven help you if you miss the bus back!

I am sorry to say I have not yet made use of the service due to covid concerns.

 

[Garfields]

I am sorry to say I have not yet made use of the service due to covid concerns.

Have been using the buses and train again but try to avoid school run times.

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[Puddleduck]

Have been using the buses and train again but try to avoid school run times.

I used the train from Berwick to get to my Mum's a couple of weeks ago. The first train (East Coast Main Line) was fine, loads of space - actually only 3 of us in the carriage. The second (local) train was standing room only and I felt very vulnerable as I was the only one with a mask and loads of people coughing and sneezing

I've had a really bad cough / cold (but negative for covid) since then. I wouldn't use public transport with the cough I have!

 

[Ridgeway]

Keep ours at home, never been asked for them in years, the adavantges of having ID cards

 

[Bucket]

I keep mine in the safe place. Mrs B carries hers at all times in a money belt.
We also have photocopies and I have uploaded a scan of both to the cloud. That's also where I store scans of all the other gubbins like insurance, breakdown info, tickets etc.
I like the idea of a photo on the phone.....

 

[DBK]

I wouldn't worry. I was on a flight into Heathrow once and my colleague lost his passport on the plane! He was whisked through immigration faster than me!

Of course without a passport he wouldn't have been let on the aircraft but consulates and embassies will be very familiar with sorting out folk who have lost their passport.

But we still keep ours in the safe and have copies of the main page to carry in our wallet/purse.