some buyers, seriously?

custardy

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

That's just bizarre. I've ordered alcohol online before and don't recall ever being asked for ID by the delivery driver.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201957120

If your order is being delivered to a commercial address or residential apartment block, the receptionist, concierge or mail room attendant receiving your parcel will need to provide a valid photo ID, showing they are aged 18 or over. If they can't, the parcel will be returned to Amazon for re-delivery the following day.

List of acceptable photo identification:

A passport
A European Union (photocard) driving licence
Ministry of Defence Form 90 (a defence identity card issued to serving military)
National Identity card issued by European Union Member State (other than the United Kingdom), and Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
A biometric immigration document (issued by The Home Office to individuals going through different stages of the immigration process as a residence permit.).
A photographic identity card bearing a national Proof of Age Standard Scheme (PASS) hologram
All information we receive about customers is treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

custardy

martindow wrote: »

Mail and internet order companies are no doubt tightening up on delivering knives, alcohol, etc. as they are open to being prosecuted for supplying under age customers.



The seller should be doing this rather than dumping it on the delivery driver. Really the checks should be on ordering - only accepting credit cards and refusing debit cards would do this. Once they deliver to a house anyone can answer the door.

Problem with that is you can still be handing over those items to someone underage.
Or as we have seen with (insert xbox,Fortnite,Playstation,Apple store etc) many 'adults' dont have the savvy to lock down settings for kids and you could have kids ordering with saved cards on accounts.

soolin

custardy wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201957120

Strange then that courier wouldn't accept my UK driving license (photocard) as ID then at a residential , non commercial or shared property.

ThinkingOfLinking

soolin wrote: »

Strange then that courier wouldn't accept my UK driving license (photocard) as ID then at a residential , non commercial or shared property.

Very strange....guy can't have understood his training as I always use my (provisional) driving license as ID when Amazon deliver restricted items to me at home...with no issues since they rolled this out.

ThinkingOfLinking

martindow wrote: »

Really the checks should be on ordering - only accepting credit cards and refusing debit cards would do this. Once they deliver to a house anyone can answer the door.

Then they would lose customers who don't have and can't or won't get credit cards. I still wouldn't pass a credit check for one and don't have one...haven't had one in more than a decade...but I'm definitely over 18!

martindow

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

Then they would lose customers who don't have and can't or won't get credit cards. I still wouldn't pass a credit check for one and don't have one...haven't had one in more than a decade...but I'm definitely over 18!

I assume that trading standards people are trying test purchases online as they do in local shops. If a company can't show that they have measures to stop under-age purchases they would be liable to fines. The seller has the responsibility of checking buyers but appear to be dumping this responsibility onto delivery drivers.

gemini12

I wonder if he would accept my pensioner bus pass? It has a photo but not much else.

custardy

Existing thread on Amazon age ID

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6031286/amazon-age-restricted