Andy. I'm a bit ambivalent regarding photo identity. To my knowledge there's no requirement to carry photo identity in the UK unlike most continent European countries, one of the reasons Schengen would be a problem in the UK. However, I know that banks, etc have an obligation to check one, sometimes two, types of photo identity (I've seen someone get really upset that a bank branch won't transact something because they didn't have photo ID), and I've had to carry photo identity to get into data centres, the Gherkin, BT Tower, etc.Interestingly, I heard a story recently of someone following a UK person who only had a photo copy of their passport to get through UK border control - and didn't have a problem. I guess border control can check their records on line if they have a passport number? And if you're a UK citizen you've a right of residence in the UK passport or no passport :-)I'm not sure it's true that younger people necessarily have driving licences. Many can't afford lessons or to buy a car. Certainly many people of my parents' generation had neither a passport nor driving licence. I suspect it's likely to affect the poorest most irrespective of age; those who can't afford to travel so have no need for either a passport or driving licence. I suspect the travel pass issue might not be deliberate but it's a massive public relations error because it's so easy to pick holes in: still, that's typical of this incompetent government :-)
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