sussex2 wrote:Interesting and I take from this that we have in our licence an effective identity document.
I wonder why we cannot use this for travel around the EU? To carry a passport in addition seems unnecessary.
At least my details were correct; no gremlins hidden away.
MGF wrote:sussex2 wrote:Interesting and I take from this that we have in our licence an effective identity document.
I wonder why we cannot use this for travel around the EU? To carry a passport in addition seems unnecessary.
At least my details were correct; no gremlins hidden away.
A UK driving licence is not proof of UK nationality. Nationality is an essential element of a travel document. It is technically possible to add nationality to a UK national's driving licence but the UK has chosen not to issue ID cards.
sussex2 wrote:MGF wrote:sussex2 wrote:Interesting and I take from this that we have in our licence an effective identity document.
I wonder why we cannot use this for travel around the EU? To carry a passport in addition seems unnecessary.
At least my details were correct; no gremlins hidden away.
A UK driving licence is not proof of UK nationality. Nationality is an essential element of a travel document. It is technically possible to add nationality to a UK national's driving licence but the UK has chosen not to issue ID cards.
Oh but it would be so much more easy if you travel a lot to just have one document.
mefoster wrote:trashbat wrote:How old's your paper licence (when did you last move house etc)? That's probably the differentiator.
The age of the paper licence makes no difference.
jont wrote:Better still if we joined Schengen
Silk wrote:jont wrote:Better still if we joined Schengen
Really?
It's ok for the countries that are in effect simply continuations of one country. Our country is very different. The fact we speak English and have an international reputation for being a soft-touch, would mean we'd be swamped inside a week.
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