photocopy of passport

[Nat13]

is this accepted as proof of i.d.?
i dont like taking my passport out incase someone takes it or i lose it etc.
so im wandering if places such as clubs/bars will accept it.

thanks
x

[kempie]

A photocopy should never be acceptable as proof of ID.

There is no legislation which prohibits the reproduction of the personal details page in a UK passport. A photocopy may be required by some organisations for their records.

The Identity and Passport Service actually suggests that passport holders record the information on the personal details page (such as a photocopy) and keep it in a safe place separate to the passport. This will help the Identity and Passport Service process an application for a replacement passport if the current passport is lost or is stolen...

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/advice/crown-cop yright/copyright-guidance/reproduction-of-the- british-passport.htm

[kempie]

As to the issue of ID...

http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/

[theonlyone]

A passport is not proof of ID as it's not got your address on it ..If you are a student you should have a student ID or a bus pass . Which will state your age .

[kempie]

Passport not ID - now that is funny!

Since when has ID required an address?

[rabbitygirl]

Beware of wear and tear if carrying your passport to lots of pubs and clubs. . My son was arrested on a train by immigration police in Budapest because a corner of the plastic covering his photo had peeled away.
He was handed over to reluctant regular cops for a couple of days while a new passport was arranged. He was a bit concerned but they became friends, giving tours of the city in cop cars and free bed and board. In exchange he gave English lessons including joke telling!!!

[joko]

go into any off licence or post office and pick up a leaflet about applying for a proof of age card.

[theonlyone]

Kempie try opening an account in the building society as you have to have a utility bill and a passport to prove that you are the person and that is your address .

[netibiza]

I always photocopy everything (my ID card, passport and driving licence) but if I'm stopped I tell them immediately that they are copies and I that can produce the orignal as soon as they like. I'm always losing things. So far, it's always been accepted by traffic cops, local and national police.

[kempie]

theonlyone - opening a bank/building society account requires two pieces of ID because one is to prove your identity (such as a passport) and the other must have your address to comply with anti money laundering regulations.

Since the UK does not (yet) have an internationally recognised ID card the only form of UK ID universally recognised by other countries is the passport.

I do not recall that a student ID card (your alternative suggestion) has your address on it either.

[jenstar]

Or you could tell the clubs/bars in question where they can stick their unreasonable demands.

[dot.hawkes]

It is now illegal to employ anyone without proof of id and this can be a photocopy of a passport, my company accepts the photocopies and keeps them in the individual file at H.O.
I don't think taking a passport out for id is a good idea, my daghter lost hers anmd it has cost her �75 (incluidng P.O check) to replace.

[Nat13]

i tried to use my photocopy yesterday in tescos and they said it was ILLEGAL to copy your own passport!!!!!

i have never heard that before and was quite possibly the most ridiculous thing i've heard!!!!! i said to them that i was hardly going to carry my passport around incase i lost it or it was stolen. to which they replied: "not our problem."

we were never given student cards so the only proof of i.d. i have is my passport. as i'm going on holiday next week i was not risking losing it!

rather p***** off to say the least!

[netibiza]

It is actually illegal to photocopy passports and ID's, but hey, like you, I am not gouing to risk losing mine AGAIN and having to fork out both time and money.

[dot.hawkes]

iT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO PHOTOCOPY PASSPORTS!!!
For god's sake, the company I work for is part of the biggest retail group in europe, they don't mess about breaking laws, we have written instructions in our managers handbook on this, it is the way we prove who people are when we employ!!! If it is illegal then over 5000 retail managers in the UK are breaking that law over and over again at the instruction of their head office!!!!!!!!!!! noone reads anything i put do they? tut

[netibiza]

Well over here in Spain it IS ILLEGAL to carry one as ID, is what I mean, as for any ID document, obviously for work etc you may supply one. I wouldn't bother if I lived in UK. although actually in Europe many companies will not accept a photocopy!! and that is the truth!!!!

[netibiza]

...and where is Debenghams in Ibiza?? I'd like to see them flout the rules here.

[netibiza]

...and where is Debenhams in Ibiza?? I'd like to see them flout the rules here.