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id for a 17 year old

onetomany
onetomany Posts: 2,170 Forumite
in Marriage, relationships & families
hi my son is nearly 17 and keeps being asked for id are there any free id cards around? thanks
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  • TeaCake
    TeaCake Posts: 429 Forumite
    No such thing as a free ID card for UK ID purposes, Citizen Card is only £13 if hes not going to get a driving licence soon.

    http://www.citizencard.com/
  • sukysue
    sukysue Posts: 1,823 Forumite
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    Get him a provisional driving license he will be wanting one just now anyway and you can apply for it 3 months before you are 17. It does cost however ! £50 when dd2 had hers 6 months ago. I don't know of any free ones have googled it but the ones that came up looked fake to me and they weren't free either.
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  • itsanne
    itsanne Posts: 5,001 Forumite
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    Provisional licences are not always accepted.
    . . .I did not speak out

    Then they came for me
    And there was no one left
    To speak out for me..

    Martin Niemoller
  • itsanne
    itsanne Posts: 5,001 Forumite
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    It depends what he needs it for. If it's specific things, perhaps he could ask what would be acceptable?
    . . .I did not speak out

    Then they came for me
    And there was no one left
    To speak out for me..

    Martin Niemoller
  • double_mummy
    double_mummy Posts: 3,989 Forumite
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    what is he needing id for ?
    The only people I have to answer to are my beautiful babies aged 8 and 5
  • bluenoseam
    bluenoseam Posts: 4,612 Forumite
    double_mummy wrote: »
    what is he needing id for ?


    Lottery tickets, cigarettes, movies, video games I would imagine.

    Citizen Cards are almost universally accepted, passports are universally accepted & provisional licenses are widely accepted, all of them cost but ultimately that's the reason they're accepted. Anything which doesn't have an associated cost is open to abuse & falsification.
    Retired member - fed up with the general tone of the place.
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    itsanne wrote: »
    Provisional licences are not always accepted.

    Which is ridiculous just so we're clear. The law doesnt specify this, but it is upto every individul retailer etc to deny service for any reason.

    But its harder to get a provisional than a full!
  • claire16c
    claire16c Posts: 7,074 Forumite
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    Provisional licence.
  • wiogs
    wiogs Posts: 2,744 Forumite
    bluenoseam wrote: »
    Lottery tickets, cigarettes, movies, video games I would imagine.

    Citizen Cards are almost universally accepted, passports are universally accepted & provisional licenses are widely accepted, all of them cost but ultimately that's the reason they're accepted. Anything which doesn't have an associated cost is open to abuse & falsification.

    ID confirming he is 17 wouldn't be any good for that then.
  • Sezzagirl
    Sezzagirl Posts: 360 Forumite
    Check with your local county council or ask at the library

    In Essex, there is still a card called a BITE card (Be Identified Through Essex) that used to be given out through school. Now they don't do that but the library has application forms and you can apply for free

    My son wants one as he is getting challenged on the bus as to whether he is entitled to child fare
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