The price of a British passport looks set to rise by £12.50 from March 27 for postal applications.
At the moment, an adult passport costs £72.50, regardless of whether you apply online or by post.
But under government plans, which are subject to parliamentary approval, this would rise to £85 for postal applications and by £3 to 75.50 for online applications.
The price of children’s passports will also go up by £12.50 from £46 to £58.50 for postal applications, but will be £49 online.
The Home Office justified the price difference, arguing that postal applications cost more to process than online applications.
