How are you falling over on this one? Dropping in an anecdotal fact should in no way influence your decision. Get off your arse and look it up if you are interested in getting one. Just because some bloke down the pub has told me something doesn't mean it is true. I'm really sorry, I should have put "Presuming that you can indeed use one for ID after hibernating in your mothers attic for 45 years, I recommend getting a provisional license", but I thought even you could connect the ****ing dots!