Home Bargain refused my ID

faded_flowers

:mad:

I always carry ID because I always get asked - so I hand my provisional licence over, and get told that they don't accept them as official ID??

I emailed them to complain, and got a reply back from Joe Morris saying that 'all of our stores accept it as a valid form of ID' and they will have to do 'extra training' in that store. Tempted to print it out and go hand it in. I only wanted a bottle of Ginger Wine for my mum!

Volvic

That's wierd...they definitely should have accepted it. The store obv aren't training their staff properly!

HopeAndDriftWood

Provisional licenses are getting a bit strange, I'm afraid.

I tried to use mine in HSBC but they refused, printing me a document stating that they no longer accept them as ID as they are easily copied. I had to go home and find my passport, which was a pain.

It's been refused a few times in pubs now, too. It's very annoying!

hartcjhart

why not get a colour photo copy of your passport(ID page) shrunk to 'credit card' size and laminate it,thats what we do in Spain

DCFC79

hartcjhart wrote: »

why not get a colour photo copy of your passport(ID page) shrunk to 'credit card' size and laminate it,thats what we do in Spain

dont think that would be accepted over here

DCFC79

SaucySecrets wrote: »

It's been refused a few times in pubs now, too. It's very annoying!

accepted in pubs i go to

bryanb

Let's start a campaign for the government to introduce ID cards!

pmduk

bryanb wrote: »

Let's start a campaign for the government to introduce ID cards!

Even the ID cards have been refused in several places.

Mankysteve

SaucySecrets wrote: »

no longer accept them as ID as they are easily copied. I had to go home and find my passport, which was a pain.

I dont understand this as anit they the same as full expect with in green and with L on it?

Sharon87

When I worked at Home Bargains (5 years ago) we accepted provisionals, same at Asda and at the cinema I work at.

I find that usually it's ok for buying age restricted products, but for things like bank accounts you can't use it.

Maybe you just had a new staff member when you shopped there who had never seen it before?

Storck

Provisional driving Licenses are not an acceptable for of ID as covered by the licensing act that came in in 2005. If they wanted to get funny then a full driving license is only acceptable proof of ID if both parts are provided, that means you would have to carry the paper section round. Passports are acceptable as are certain Prove It Cards.

When I did my training for my personal license for the new act I was shocked that you couldn't accept provisional and it was explained that they do not do the full ID checks until you have passed you test.