No worries CL,

I have no desire to return to the UK anyway. Violent crime is 3X higher than the USA, and the place is a police state where now it is even ILLEGAL to use self defence:

http://www.naturalnews.com/049963_self-defense_government_dependence_United_Kingdom.html

But thanks, I reckon you are right about that. I assume the clipping of the passport means you cannot use it to travel, as the customs officer will recognize it as being invalid?