A dad says he had to pay £3,000 and drive 1,000 miles across Europe to join his family on holiday - after he fell victim to a little-known passport rule.
Peter Holt, 50, was turned away at the boarding gate for his flight to Croatia after being told his passport was out of date - despite it not expiring until next year.
The financial planning consultant watched as wife Claire, 47, and sons Rocky, eight, and six-year-old-twins, Axel and Hunter boarded the easyJet flight without him.
Instead he drove 1,102 miles in his Mini Cooper from England through France, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia, before finally making it to Croatia.
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