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New US visa waiver rules mean 100,000s of Brits now need a new passport to visit the US, and many have been caught out as a result, with some missing flights or even forced to cancel their trip. Here's how to check your passport, what to do if you've not got an e-passport and what your rights are if you've been turned back.

Hundreds of thousands of UK passport holders may no longer be able to fly to the USA under the ESTA visa-waiver scheme following a change in the rules, figures obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com under the Freedom of Information Act reveal. If you’re affected, here’s what you need to know and what you can do.

British holidaymakers have been forced to cancel holidays, miss flights and pay for new passports after the US border agency mistakenly revoked a large number of travel authorisation documents ahead of a change in admission rules, MoneySavingExpert.com has learned.

Copycat websites that charge customers for Government and other services, which are usually free, will find it harder to lure in victims after a crackdown by Google.

Google has removed ads linking to unofficial London congestion charge sites after it was found 1,000 motorists have unnecessarily paid around £8 extra per day to drive into the centre of the capital.

If you're filing a self-assessment tax form before 31 January deadline, watch out for websites that'll charge you up to £1,000 when you can do it yourself for free.

Travellers to the US are being warned not to fall for copycat Esta sites after one of Boris Johnson's senior aides paid more than five times the normal price for one to accompany the London mayor on a visit to San Francisco.

The US government's official site to apply for a compulsory travel permit has been severely struggling this morning in the final few hours before a $14 per person charge is introduced.