Who will accept ID cards?

[Leon Clarke]

Would it be an acceptable defence to say 'But we needed proof of 
address; the ID card only offers proof of identity'?

I ask because most of the time when you need to present a pile of 
utility bills, the 'identity' you're proving includes an address, 
usually because it's impossible to serve a writ on a name without an 
address. And the ID card lacks an address.

Your law will annoy people who currently ask for a recent utility bill, 
since the ID card might be too stale, but I guess that's (part of) the 
price we pay for having ID cards.

Leon

Adrian Midgley wrote:
> If I were a government wishing to encourage the uptake of a State issued
> ID credential, I would enact one law and only one law for the purpose:-
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> a.  It shall be an offence to request any other or additional form of
> identification if a national ID card is presented.
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> b.  It shall be an offence to fail to provide a service or good
> requiring identification for the reason that the uidentifiation offered
> is a national ID card.
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> Then leave it to the market.
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