Brexit is directly impacting me now because....

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Hanneke Apr 2021 9:41am, 28 Apr 2021 72,631 posts	0 Hanneke Currently working on my tax return for last year and looking at buying a phone that can scan my passport. Jeez they are expensive! I don't have that sort of money and a perfectly serviceable one year old basic smart phone, all I need to run my business, which has suffered a 1/3 drop in turnover due to Covid... can you see the downwards spiral I find myself in?
paul the builder Apr 2021 11:26am, 28 Apr 2021 7,062 posts	0 paul the builder Try installing a scanning app - it uses multiple shots from your smartphone camera and makes a pretty decent scan-a-like image. I've got "Photoscan".
Weean Apr 2021 1:42pm, 28 Apr 2021 1,514 posts	0 Weean I seem to recall my (Spanish) wife went to Citizens Advice who had access to a suitably-compliant smartphone - don't know if that's an option for you Hanneke.
Hanneke Apr 2021 1:51pm, 28 Apr 2021 72,669 posts	0 Hanneke Weean, it isn't in England. However, I could do that if someone in Wales closed their eyes to my postcode. It is also.much closer and a friend volunteers there... I am going to see what I can organise.
Hanneke Apr 2021 1:53pm, 28 Apr 2021 72,670 posts	0 Hanneke Paul, interesting idea but it won't work as it needs hardware in the phone that can read the chip inside my passport. The camera can't do that. It can't scan QR codes either.