Annual ePassport code pack
A dealer allowance of Photo Codes, usually used with a compatible printer workflow. You pay for the year, then issue codes as customers arrive.
For photo studios
DNP ePassport licence alternative for photo studios
Looking for a DNP ePassport licence alternative? Compare annual UK Photo Code packs with a browser studio workspace for shop counters.
Opens the existing Passport Photo Studio workspace.
Independent service
Not affiliated with GOV.UK or HM Passport Office
No HMPO acceptance guarantee
Two paths
How studios usually buy Photo Codes
Neither path makes you a government supplier. HM Passport Office still accepts or rejects every photo.
Browser studio workspace
Staff open a web page, prepare the UK digital photo, issue a Photo Code and a print sheet. No desktop install and no pack required to start.
What this page is not
It is not a dealer price list and not an HMPO endorsement. Pack sizes and list prices move — confirm them with your supplier before you renew.
What packs optimise for
Annual allowances and a printer line
Illustrative dealer examples have sat around 1,500 codes and 5,000 codes in a year (figures in the region of £150 and £260 have appeared on dealer lists — treat those as examples, not a quote). The pack looks cheap per code if you use it. It looks expensive if a quiet high street leaves most of the allowance unused.
- High, predictable UK passport volume on a printer you already own
- Staff who already know that ecosystem
- A renewal you will actually burn through
Work the sum with effective £/code = pack price / codes actually used. Hardware, media and a missed renewal window sit on top of that number.
What a browser workspace optimises for
Try the counter job without a pack
Passport Photo Studio is built for shop counters: prepare the digital photo, Photo Code and print sheet in the browser. No DNP-style pack and no desktop install to start. It is a studio customer path, not the free personal tool on this site.
- You want codes without buying into a printer line
- Saturday cover and locums need something they can learn in minutes
- You would rather try a counter job than order a pack first
Side by side
Pack versus browser workspace
Use this to decide what to try next — not as a promise about acceptance or as a live dealer tariff.
| DNP-style ePassport pack | Passport Photo Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | Annual allowance (illustrative dealer examples: 1,500 or 5,000 codes) | Studio workspace access — contact us for current pricing |
| Hardware | Compatible printer, media and that workflow | A modern browser on the till you already have |
| Unit cost if busy | Can be a few pence per code if you use the pack | You are not buying unused codes to “get the rate down” |
| Unit cost if quiet | Rises as unused codes expire with the year | You are not sitting on a large unused allowance |
| Staff learning | Printer habits plus the pack process | Short counter script; browser page |
| Adding a branch | Often another pack or another machine | Multi-location plan — see studio pricing |
Who each path suits
Stay on a pack, or try the alternative
Who stays on packs
Keep the allowance if most of these are true:
- The compatible printer is already paid for and used every day
- Last year’s job count will use most of the allowance
- You do not want to change muscle memory this season
Who tries the alternative
Open the browser workspace if most of these are true:
- You still only sell prints and lose people who ask for a code
- The printer or pack is the reason you have not offered codes
- You run more than one till and do not want a pack per shop
- Seasonal staff need a path they can learn in a lunch break
Still not sure
Read the longer pack versus cloud comparison, then try one real customer in the studio workspace before you renew anything.
For shop counters
Pack and software guides
Longer notes if you are mid-renewal or adding a second till.
Passport Photo Studio
Try the studio workspace
Compare a real counter job with your pack renewal. Start from the studio overview, or open the workspace now.