No passport or driving licence

flaneurs_lobster

35har1old said:

Olinda99 said:

in a lot of countries people have identity cards and they use these to verify their identity

I suppose in the UK the nearest we get to this is either a driver's license or a passport

yes a passport costs money but I'm guessing that an identity card is not free

Olinda99 said:

in a lot of countries people have identity cards and they use these to verify their identity

I suppose in the UK the nearest we get to this is either a driver's license or a passport

yes a passport costs money but I'm guessing that an identity card is not free

Electoral ID in Northern Ireland is free

Electoral Id is also free in the rest of the UK (a Voter Authority Certificate). Don't think a bank will accept that as proof of identity, they are rather trivial to obtain. 

KxMx

You don't use a passport just for going on holiday - I've no intention of travelling abroad but as I also don't drive one is essential for me for ID purposes. 
It can be surprising just how many times you need official photo id over the 10 year validity of one. 

Lions_89

A provisional license costs £34. Do me a favour. If you saved £10 a month or even £5, its not that long.

The gov is working on an ID system, at which point it will all be digital.

traceyaj

Nickyno said:

My daughter wanted to open a current account with Barclays for the £175 incentive (only available when opening the account through the app).  She downloaded the barclays app, but doesn't have a driving licence and her current passport has expired.  Has anyone else had this issue and what can she do?  Thanks x

I  would contact customer services by telephone as I am advised by them that you can still open the account at a branch by appointment if you have certain ID. Hubby has appointment next week and has no photo ID. It is still worth a try if you are quick. Hubby is a bit more hopeful now.  She might need to consider the switch date and ensure that she has enough time for her "donor" direct debits to be set up.

SaveTheEuro

Nickyno said:

My daughter wanted to open a current account with Barclays for the £175 incentive (only available when opening the account through the app).  She downloaded the barclays app, but doesn't have a driving licence and her current passport has expired.  Has anyone else had this issue and what can she do?  Thanks x

Does she have other acceptable ID such as 

• UK government benefit entitlement (excluding Universal Credit) letter from past 12 months
• HMRC letter from the past 12 months?

These would be acceptable in a branch. Others have reported opening an account on the app and completing the ID check at a branch.

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CliveOfIndia said:

boingy said:

I'd quite like to see the introduction of a national ID card. There are plenty of objectors to such things but, for me, they only become sinister if they are compulsory. It's not like the govt would be gaining any information about us that they don't already have.

Yep, there are certainly lots of arguments for having some sort of National ID card.

Here in Scotland they have the "Young Scot Card".  A voluntary (and free!) scheme that gives youngsters a whole host of discounts, and is accepted as a form of ID - although, as my lad found out recently, only in Scotland.  He went to visit some old friends in England, went to the supermarket to buy some drinks and sweets and what-not for an evening in with the gang.  Got challenged about his age, automatically whipped out his Young Scot card, only to be told "What on earth is that?"    The driving licence sorted it - but yeah, some sort of voluntary ID card is a great idea for those those don't have/need a licence or passport.

The free bus travel is a decent incentive plus England/Wales are definitely the outlier.

It has the Pass logo for within the UK and as a youth card within Scotland and the rest of Europe https://eyca.org/members