Wasnt aware of this until a friend had a recent problem.....
She got divorced, changed her name via Deed Poll and then recently booked a holiday. All ok so far except she hasn't changed her name on her Passport!
Looking in to it, she has 4 years left until her current Passport expires - to change her name on the Passport is relatively simple BUT you lose any credit years on your Passport, with the exception of a 9 month credit AND you still have to pay for a full 10 year replacement
What a con!!! Surely you should be entitled to either a straight swap of Passport, ie get your Passport name changed and it expires in 4 years (in this case) or a credit voucher to be taken off the cost of a full 10 years as i'm guessing you cant have a 14 year document.
If it wasnt bad enough having to pay £72.50 for 10 years to get in & out of your own Country but then they swindle you out of more money if you get married or divorced !
