Originally Posted by tfar

Are you saying they left their passport in a vehicle and that got stolen? That would be doubly bad (and not wise to leave the passports in the vehicle).

Calling France asap is a really good idea. This will give them a head start. I'm not sure if it's really necessary but it can't be bad, either.

This reminds me of getting a photocopy of my new passport to take along and upload a scan to my email so it is always accessible.

Till