This is interesting. Consumer prices increased 24% from 1998-2009, passport renewal increased 269%. It seems the product has greatly changed and adopted technol

This is interesting. Consumer prices increased 24% from 1998-2009, passport renewal increased 269%. It seems the product has greatly changed and adopted technology and more bureaucracy. It appears the major reasons for £56 price increase were: * 40% new anti-fraud measures * 27% update passports, new anti-fraud, interview for 1st timers (2006) * 12% to deal with 500k backlog in 1999 * 20% because of falling number of passport applicants and to pay for ID cars. The world has changed a lot over the last 14 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_passport#Fees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_passport#Fees