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Klick Photopoint Passes with Flying Colours
The UK's leading independent photo retailer, Klick Photopoint,
has experienced a surge in demand for passport photographs
following reports that many traditional passport photo booths
are failing to meet strict, new guidelines issued by the
Passport Office.
Recent figures show that around 8,000 Scots photographs
had been returned after they were found to inadequately
meet the new criteria, which is based on international biometric
standards in a bid to help tighten global security. As a
result Klick Photopoint and Max Spielmann have
experienced an increase in the number of people opting for
their manual service to ensure their photographs pass first
time.
The high quality service is carried out by a trained member
of staff, ensuring that positioning is accurate and fulfils
the required criteria each time a picture is taken and is
a much easier option than a traditional photo booth for
taking pictures of babies or young children. The photographs
also cater for bus and train passes, driving licences, identity
cards and American visas, which are different in size to
normal passport pictures.
Sandy Kennedy from Klick Photopoint explains: "Our
service has always been popular with people who are uncomfortable
using a photo booth and would rather have the guarantee
that comes with someone taking a picture for them, especially
for those renewing their passport in a rush at the last
minute, which is quite often the case.
"Since the new passport guidelines were introduced
in September, demand has increased considerably and we believe
this may be a result of the number of pictures being rejected
by the passport office. With our service, customers can
rest assured that they will receive a quality picture within
the guidelines and if not, the pictures will be retaken
at no additional cost."
Klick Photopoint's passport photo service costs £3.49,
less than a traditional photo booth. For further information
about any of Klick Photopoint's products or services, log
onto www.klick.co.uk
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