'Why I love my ID card'
The area I live in was not involved in the initial roll-out, but they invited people who had registered online to take part too. Within a week of that invitation, I had been to Manchester Airport, paid my £30, had my photograph and fingerprints taken, and been issued with a national identity card.
And very useful it is too. Previously, I was in the nightclub business and identity was an important issue because, with alcohol, I had to look out for people's ages to protect my licence.
In the eight weeks since I've had it, I have travelled with it and used it to open bank accounts. I've used it on internal flights in the UK because you must have some form of photo ID. The identity card is accepted here and is accepted as a travel document across Europe.
When I turned up at the airport, the identity card was recognised straight away. There were absolutely no qualms at all. They took it, put it through the machine reader, the same as they would with your passport. It was all set up, ready for it.
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