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No ID card in the UK?
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Tere-arg
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No ID card in the UK?
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Hi everybody,
I have changed books and have come across a text that says people don�t need an ID card in the UK.
We do need one here every time you do some red tape, you go out at night and in so many other situations in which you have to identify yourself.
My question is...if that�s right, how does it work there?
Thanks in advance,
Tere
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27 May 2014
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thomas2000
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Hi,
Strange to imagine that, isn �t it.. we have IDs as well ;-) |
27 May 2014
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Jayho
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In Australia we don�t have National ID cards either and we are not required to carry ID unlike in many other countries.
Photo ID is often required for legal issues and people usually provide a driver�s licence. Alternatives are a passport and a Proof of Age card available for young adults who don�t have a driver�s licence (they usually use it to get entry into night clubs). A Drivers Licence is the most common form of ID. For government matters, a Medicare card (issued for the National Health system) often suffices. Each individual who has ever worked also has a unique number for taxation purposes but this is not used for general ID.
The ID card concept was proposed some 15 years back, and resurfaces from time to time, but at this stage there is no ID card.
Cheers
Jayho
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27 May 2014
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darryn
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It �s about the same in England. If the police have your fingerprints on file they can tell on the spot. But if they don �t and you give a false name they can check other things like electoral role linked with address. But if you committed no crime and had no prints on file i guess they would take you word on the name you give.
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27 May 2014
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