passport confusion

OLDYELLAR

So I bought a postal order to pay for my passport but then i decided to do the passport express.I brought in the postal order but she said the only way she could accept it was if i write my bank details on the back to cash it.
Why would I have to do that twas busy at the time and i was just enqyuiring didnt have time to ask , she said they couldnt cash it otherwise , but like I already paid for it>?

Lump

Why not just put your bank details on the back?

John

OLDYELLAR

Why do they need them like?
I already paid for the postal order so why do they need my bank details?

Tusky

How long does it take & cost if you get express?

OLDYELLAR

takes 10 working days , the passport cost is 75 and a fee of 7e for using passport express

Lenny

Its so they can cross referance the address that you registered with you bank with the address they will be posting the passport back
now off to trav/hols with this!

its 10 days maxium(to cover them selfs), you will get it in 5-7 days

OLDYELLAR

ou thanx!So they wont go trying to take it out of my bank account without me authorising it?

Lump

.... Lenny, I dont think that's the problem. OldYellar, Maybe they think you stole it....

John

Lenny

Well only the passport office will know the problem,
there is praticually **** all someone can do with your sorting code and account number...

OLDYELLAR

I dunno I just found it an odd thing to look for

K!LL!@N

Lenny wrote:

Well only the passport office will know the problem,
there is praticually **** all someone can do with your sorting code and account number...

Well in fairness, if he was handing it in with a passport form an unscrupulous person would have practically every relevant detail about that person.
Passport form would have name, address, phone, pps number, date of birth etc.
The banks don't look for much more than that.

Yes, i know that's being very paranoid and i'm not saying anything would have happened but it's a possibility.

Killian

OLDYELLAR

Im a woman by the way

Lenny

I suppose everythings possible...

K!LL!@N

OLDYELLAR wrote:

Im a woman by the way

Ooops, sorry.

Lenny wrote:

I suppose everythings possible...

Under normal circumstances you'd be right though there isn't much that can be with just an account number and a sort code.
I was just pointing out that all necessary details would be together in the above situation.

Killian

OLDYELLAR

Well would ye reckon puttin the info on the back is safe?

Lenny

Why wouldn't they?
I'm sure you'd remember the face of the person that worked in the post office and they'd do checks alright so if anyhting dodgy happened in the next few weeks cause of you putting that on the back they'd know who it was
whats this
"I'm a women by the way" got to do with it? I think I missed something?

K!LL!@N

Lenny wrote:

"I'm a women by the way" got to do with it? I think I missed something?

I said "He" in my post, i guess she was just clarifying.

Killian

OLDYELLAR

K!LL!@N wrote:

I said "He" in my post, i guess she was just clarifying.

Killian

yep

Victor

It had nothing to do with you applying for the passport.

It was all about bank procedure and money laundering.