Age ID for 18 year old

thorsoak

Please be aware that now, most of the supermarkets (and Spar!) do not sell alcohol/cigarettes to anyone under the age of 25!!

Glamazon

thorsoak wrote: »

Please be aware that now, most of the supermarkets (and Spar!) do not sell alcohol/cigarettes to anyone under the age of 25!!

I think it's if you look under 25 they will ask you.

I got ID'd the other day & I'm 27! She said it was because I looked under 25 :cool:

mrcow

thorsoak wrote: »

Please be aware that now, most of the supermarkets (and Spar!) do not sell alcohol/cigarettes to anyone under the age of 25!!

Where did you read that?


Are you getting confused with the "Think 25" campaign?

thorsoak

mrcow wrote: »

Where did you read that?


Are you getting confused with the "Think 25" campaign?

I didn't READ it anywhere ....it is company policy in Asda/Co-op/Morrisons et al - using the THINK 25 campaign - if the age of a customer is queried and proof of age of OVER 25 cannot be produced, that customer is refused alcohol/cigarettes - this will be backed-up by senior staff.

It may be a stupid policy - I think the idea is that it is simpler to tell whether someone is over 25 than over 18 - don't forget local trading standards offices test firm's adherance to selling of alcohol/cigarettes to under age children by sending in youngsters to test-buy - and it is the till operator as well as the company that is fined!

kr15snw

They will sell it to someone who is under 25 though, as long as they can prove they are 18. Think you need to re-word your post a bit.

If you look under 25 you will be asked to prove you are over 18.

MERFE

thorsoak wrote: »

I didn't READ it anywhere ....it is company policy in Asda/Co-op/Morrisons et al - using the THINK 25 campaign - if the age of a customer is queried and proof of age of OVER 25 cannot be produced, that customer is refused alcohol/cigarettes - this will be backed-up by senior staff.

It may be a stupid policy - I think the idea is that it is simpler to tell whether someone is over 25 than over 18 - don't forget local trading standards offices test firm's adherance to selling of alcohol/cigarettes to under age children by sending in youngsters to test-buy - and it is the till operator as well as the company that is fined!

lol you so funny - I work for asda and can guarantee the policy does not say you can not sell alcohol to under 25s, it is ask anyone who looks under 25 for ID and so long as they have proof they are over 18 they can have it. I have asked people up to 37 who have looked under 25 even though it is obvious they are over 18 because asda do check up every month that their policy is being followed.

mrcow

thorsoak wrote: »

I didn't READ it anywhere ....it is company policy in Asda/Co-op/Morrisons et al - using the THINK 25 campaign - if the age of a customer is queried and proof of age of OVER 25 cannot be produced, that customer is refused alcohol/cigarettes - this will be backed-up by senior staff.

It may be a stupid policy - I think the idea is that it is simpler to tell whether someone is over 25 than over 18 - don't forget local trading standards offices test firm's adherance to selling of alcohol/cigarettes to under age children by sending in youngsters to test-buy - and it is the till operator as well as the company that is fined!

I think you're getting yourself a little confused.

http://your.asda.com/challenge-25

http://your.asda.com/alcohol-test-purchase-results

System

Personally i've always used my provisional and had no problems, other than that or a passport then one of the cards with a pass hologram should be (but isn't always) accepted.

Citizencard http://www.citizencard.com/apply.php

Validate as others have suggested

YoungScot (in Scotland) http://www.youngscot.org/join/

And this one seems to be a new one

ProofGB http://www.proofgb.com/

http://www.brc.org.uk/pass/default.asp?section_id=3&content_id=22#4

Or one of the many regional ones if applicable:
http://www.brc.org.uk/pass/default.asp?section_id=3&content_id=23

And if she does get a PASS card which then gets refused she can report it here:
http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/ >Information For Young People > Card Refusal