Posts by rharrisuk

Home Sec says 17m ID cards in circulation by 2017

Think you can use this as a passport...no!

I've got the new ID card and have tried to use it.

Fine on the way out of the UK, but on the return it was impossible from Germany. Immigration might accept but the airlines don't. Lufthansa doesn't recognise the UK card as a valid travel document. I was told passport or no travel for British citizens (luckily I had my passport with me as well).

Be careful if you think you can travel on this alone......

Government spends £11k on ID card 'branding'

ID card experience.....

Well I'm one of the few who have applied for an ID card, it was all very friendly at the ID office in Victoria. Interestingly they told me that they can only process 28 people a day, so it's only to take a while to get many cards circulated.

Although I was told it would take 10 days to get the card, it arrived just 3 days later.

That's the good news. Then tried to use it - fine leaving the UK, but returning....no from Germany. Was flying with Lufthansa and was told that the UK ID card is not an accepted travel document. It was passport or going no where, luckily had my passport with me so was allowed to travel.

So, sounds like the government could easily strand people as all the documentation stresses the card is a passport replacement for the EU.....more trouble ahead with this project I think!