Does Tesco do passport photos? Price and digital code

Does Tesco do passport photos?

Many Tesco stores do, through a self-service booth run by Max Spielmann. Max Spielmann says its passport booths are in over 800 Tesco stores, at £10 for 4 printed photos with a digital code for the online application (Max Spielmann: Passport photo booths). Tesco says to look for a Photo Booth under Facilities and Services on your store's page: the Tesco store page, Lewes Superstore links its Photo Booth to Max Spielmann, and the Tesco store page, Cirencester Superstore lists a Passport photo booth. Some larger stores also list a Max photo shop, where staff take and check the photo, from £12.99 (Max Spielmann: In-store passport photos).

ServiceWherePriceSource
Max Spielmann booth (self-service, 4 prints and a digital code, up to 10 retakes)Over 800 Tesco stores£10Max Spielmann: Passport photo booths
Max photo shop (staff take and check the photo)Some larger storesFrom £12.99 (other countries' passports £14.99)Max Spielmann: In-store passport photos

Prices as listed on each shop's own website, checked 26 October 2026. Shops change them, so check before you go.

Or make it at home. Picproved costs £5.99 (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your United Kingdom Passport (online) photo

For a UK passport online you can take the photo yourself: GOV.UK accepts a digital photo you or someone else takes, as long as it meets the rules (GOV.UK: Get a passport photo). For a paper form you need two printed photos (GOV.UK: Rules for printed photos). See Passport photo code UK: do you need one?

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Questions

Does Tesco do passport photos?
Many Tesco stores do, through a self-service booth run by Max Spielmann. Max Spielmann says its passport booths are in over 800 Tesco stores, at £10 for 4 printed photos with a digital code for the online application (Max Spielmann: Passport photo booths). Tesco says to look for a Photo Booth under Facilities and Services on your store's page: the Tesco store page, Lewes Superstore links its Photo Booth to Max Spielmann, and the Tesco store page, Cirencester Superstore lists a Passport photo booth. Some larger stores also list a Max photo shop, where staff take and check the photo, from £12.99 (Max Spielmann: In-store passport photos).
How do I know if my Tesco has a passport photo booth?
Open your store's page on the Tesco store locator and look under Facilities and Services for a Photo Booth or Passport photo booth. Tesco gives the same answer on its store pages.
Can I take a baby to the photo booth in Tesco?
Not a child under 4. Max Spielmann says its booths aren't suitable for under-4s, who need a Max Spielmann shop where staff can help. For a baby, a photo at home on a plain light sheet also works for an online application.
Can I take my own UK passport photo instead of going to Tesco?
Yes, for an online application. GOV.UK lets you take a digital photo yourself or ask someone to take it, as long as it follows the photo rules. For a paper form you need printed photos, and GOV.UK says photos printed at home are unlikely to be good enough, so print at a photo kiosk or shop.
What is a digital photo code?
A code that a booth or shop gives you with your photos. You type it into the GOV.UK online application and your photo is added to it. If you take the photo on your own device during the application instead, you don't need a code.

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