On 2008-06-21 22:19:52 +0100, Roland Perry said:

In message 485c352a@qaanaaq, at 23:54:34 on Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Andy
Hall remarked:
However, it would be surpring to hear of anyone wanting to go to London
willingly and spend most of the day hanging around while civil servants
do their stuff.

So realise your passport needs renewing before it's too late, and post
it! Also, London may not be your nearest office. Mine is probably still
the Peterborough one, only an hour away.

Sorry. That doesn't work if the passport is needed for a trip
somewhere each week. Renewal by post takes an indeterminate time.
I've never had a reason to go to Peterborough.