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Bank account with no ID??

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Hi All
My son is trying to open a basic bank account so that he can manage his monthly allowance (from me) and pay in money he is due to get for his upcoming birthday.

Unfortunately he does not have any of the forms of ID they are asking for. He has no interest in driving so no license, we do not travel so no passport, he is at college and does not receive any benefits.

They will not accept his college ID, he cannot get some form of notarised id from a doctor/teacher etc, they won't accept his birth certificate or his NI certificate and letter.

While I totally understand that they need to guard against fraud I cannot believe how hard they are making this.

Has anyone had this problem? Any ideas how to get round it?
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