Warning over misuse of passports

Misuses of passports, with some being used as beermats and others being put through the wash, has led to a big increase in Britons forced to fork out for emergency travel documents (ETDs).

The number of ETDs, issued when passports are lost, stolen or damaged while abroad, was 28,783 in 2012/13, up just 234 (0.8%) on the 28,549 issued in 2011/12. But there was an increase of 300% in 'avoidable' cases - from 2254 in 2011/12 to 9,614 last year, the Foreign Office (FO) said.
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