Who will accept ID cards?

[Wendy M. Grossman]

Roland Perry wrote:
> Putting aside all the issues of voluntary/compulsory etc, where will
> people be able to use their ID cards?
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8175139.stm
> 
>         "Given the growing problem of identity fraud and the
>         inconvenience of having to carry passports, coupled with gas
>         bills or six months worth of bank statements to prove identity,
>         I believe the ID card will be welcomed as an important addition
>         to the many plastic cards that most people already carry."
> 

This always baffles me. Exactly how often do we have to do this? It's 
hardly a daily necessity. Probably everyone has to produce these things 
once in a while when they're making a significant change like moving 
house, opening new bank or telephone accounts, etc. How frequent are 
these things?

I hardly think the inconvenience is sufficient to warrant spending £100 
a person to get rd of it.

Nor do I understand what's so awful about carrying a passport 
occasionally. Hell, I travel with *two* of them without finding it a 
problem. I also cannot believe there's any chance of the ID card 
replacing a passport either. Is the Uk govt going to keep updating ID 
cards to match ICAO requirements?

wg