Bank account with no ID??

thebritishbloke

beebearshouse wrote: »

Student ID has his DoB on it or he can laminate a copy of his birth certificate. Although it is unlikely to be a problem as he does not and has no wish to drink :-)

Having worked as a bar manager, I would have lost my personal license if I accepted that as ID. Only valid ID is Passport, Driving License or something bearing the PASS logo.

agrinnall

beebearshouse wrote: »

Student ID has his DoB on it or he can laminate a copy of his birth certificate. Although it is unlikely to be a problem as he does not and has no wish to drink :-)

I'd guess you're not the first parent to think that who has been surprised to find they were completely wrong. And even if he doesn't ever drink alcohol, if he goes out with his friends and they go to the pub he'll still need valid ID to buy whatever he does drink (or a round, if buying a round is still something that young people do).

SurfKing

You really should look in to getting him a driving license and a passport. He may have no interest in driving, drinking or travelling but having valid identification really is essential to life in the UK.

Heck, he wants a job some day doesn't he? The identification required to ensure someone has the right to work in the UK, and therefore to be offered a job, is not far off what the banks require for ID.

welshbookworm

I have a citizen card
https://www.citizencard.com
which some places accept as ID
I don't drive or travel, so needed something else! I'm well over 21 btw

Hooloovoo

No interest in driving.
No interest in travelling.
No interest in drinking, even socially.

He sounds like a barrel of laughs! [:rotfl:]

SurfKing wrote: »

Heck, he wants a job some day doesn't he? The identification required to ensure someone has the right to work in the UK, and therefore to be offered a job, is not far off what the banks require for ID.

Absolutely. The vast majority of employers want to see a passport as proof of UK citizenship these days.

beebearshouse

Hooloovoo wrote: »

No interest in driving.
No interest in travelling.
No interest in drinking, even socially.

He sounds like a barrel of laughs! [:rotfl:]

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Well that's not very nice!! Never judge a person til you've walked a mile in their shoes. Some people do not buy into the materialistic values of everyone else. Why should he want to drive when there is a perfectly adequate public transport system available to him, why should he want to go abroad when he lives in a beautiful country which he has not fully visited yet, who says that drinking is an acceptable way to socialise? I'm actually very proud of my sons views and support him fully

beebearshouse

welshbookworm wrote: »

I have a citizen card
www.citizencard.com
which some places accept as ID
I don't drive or travel, so needed something else! I'm well over 21 btw

Thank you so much for this very useful piece of information I will pass it to him. Very useful :A (unlike some comments on here) some people really should save their comments til they have something positive to say

Hooloovoo

beebearshouse wrote: »

Some people do not buy into the materialistic values of everyone else.

Driving, travelling, and socialising have zero to do with being materialistic. Quite the opposite in fact - spending your income on travelling and broadening your horizons rather than buying stuff.

Why should he want to drive when there is a perfectly adequate public transport system available to him,

Because it gives you the opportunity to go to places where the public transport system doesn't go? Or at times when the transport system isn't operational?

why should he want to go abroad when he lives in a beautiful country which he has not fully visited yet,

It's not about just observing beautiful countryside. It's about broadening your horizons and seeing how other cultures live, learn, and love. There's a whole planet out there. An entire world of opportunity.

who says that drinking is an acceptable way to socialise?

The vast majority of cultures say so. No one says you have to drink to excess. But it's certainly a common bonding environment.

I'm actually very proud of my sons views and support him fully

You sound just like one of those parents on "Sun, Sex, and Suspicious Parents". I think you're going to be in for a shock soon

MrSilk

Hooloovoo wrote: »

You sound just like one of those parents on "Sun, Sex, and Suspicious Parents". I think you're going to be in for a shock soon

this made me lol

beebearshouse

Hooloovoo wrote: »

Driving, travelling, and socialising have zero to do with being materialistic. Quite the opposite in fact - spending your income on travelling and broadening your horizons rather than buying stuff.


Because it gives you the opportunity to go to places where the public transport system doesn't go? Or at times when the transport system isn't operational?


It's not about just observing beautiful countryside. It's about broadening your horizons and seeing how other cultures live, learn, and love. There's a whole planet out there. An entire world of opportunity.


The vast majority of cultures say so. No one says you have to drink to excess. But it's certainly a common bonding environment.


You sound just like one of those parents on "Sun, Sex, and Suspicious Parents". I think you're going to be in for a shock soon

These are of course you're opinions and I would guess by the last one that you are not a parent or perhaps a mostly absent one. People who spend time with their children know them and what they are like. I've never watched the program you mention but TBH if my son did want to go out getting drunk and sleeping around I'd also support that lifestyle choice (and for that reason if he did it I'd know about it). Basically I like and respect the genuinely nice young man my son has grown up to be. Mutual respect encourages healthy communication, he knows I may sometimes be disappointed with what he tells me but at the end of the day he is not afraid to tell me and long may that continue. I hope one day you can have such a positive relationship with any children you have