Fidelity want a driving licence or passport to return money

sabretoothtigger

Some people think voting by post shouldnt be allowed but it is and no photo or other expensive signed documents are required last time i checked

Ive not had a finance company accept receipt of voting papers but refuse to accept Im a valid citizen, maybe Fidelty will and I realise the letter says as much but I think its a reasonable argument to take up if buying the passport is a pain, etc
If this lady really has just moved then its not likely to work out

innovate

If she exists, she will be able to produce her birth certificate.

Nicholas-bloody-Parsons

FWIW, I was told by an online bank, that they would except a certified copy of an old passport, if it has only recently expired.

Certainly as you can travel on a passport which is six months out of date, I cant see why they would not be able to take it.

If this is the case, then try to speak to someone in authority or be charming!

xylophone

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp

Anybody can get a birth/death/marriage certificate for anybody else, related or not.

spacey2012

Ask them what legislation they are obeying by not returning the investment and the wording of the act.

dunstonh

Birth certs are not suitable for id checks.

Ask them what legislation they are obeying by not returning the investment and the wording of the act.

The money laundering ID check rules were extended a few years back to cover not only money in but also money out.

innovate

dunstonh wrote: »

Birth certs are not suitable for id checks.

They are, according to the FCA website, for a SAR.
http://www.fca.org.uk/static/fca/documents/data_protection.pdf

Plus I have seen birth certificates listed as valid form of ID on several financial institutions' websites.

kkgree1

My cousin had a similar issue with ID when we had to satisfy Isle of Man regulations in regards to money withdrawals.

She didn't have a passport but they would accept her birth certificate, along with a photo driving licence. All had to be certified.

With regards to certification, I managed to get my local bank branch manager (Britannia) to certify my passport and driving licence for free.

Sparky47

innovate wrote: »

They are, according to the FCA website, for a SAR.
http://www.fca.org.uk/static/fca/documents/data_protection.pdf

Plus I have seen birth certificates listed as valid form of ID on several financial institutions' websites.

Most of the financial institutions I have seen only accept a birth certificate for under 18s not adults.

dunstonh

Sparky47 wrote: »

Most of the financial institutions I have seen only accept a birth certificate for under 18s not adults.

Pleased you said that as that matches our requirements. I looked it up to verify if there had been any change on the birth cert front.