[Zpxbawtz]

OK so last night, a few friends and I went out to a few pubs and had a bit of an incident. First place we went to asked us all for ID (Still happens every now and then, but no big deal) so we all handed over our driving licenses like normal. The person behind the bar looked at them for a while a bit confused and then said she had to go and check with a manager and went off for quite a while.

When she came back she said "We'll accept it this time but you need to get a new one" We asked what she meant and she said that the "older style" ones are no longer accepted and that the new ones are a bit less flexible, have the name embossed and a holographic steering wheel on them.

We all passed our tests about 6-7 years ago whereas I remember my brothers one looks like what she was describing (He passed his test last year). Either way we took our drinks and that was that.

A little while later we went to another pub nearby and the girl behind the bar asked for our ID's as well. Looked at them in the same way before asking when we got them, our dates of birth etc etc before saying "This doesn't look like mine" (She looked about 18 herself)

We explained what we'd been told in the other place that apparently there are 2 types of driving license and that its just the ones that have come out in the last couple of years that have the hologram steering wheel etc, after a bit of back and forth she just said "Sorry I don't feel comfortable accepting these, bring your passports next time"! At which point we just left and went somewhere else.

Has anyone else heard anything about this at all? I was only really vaguely aware that there was a new type of license and the differences are minimal. We just found it strange that having never even heard of this happening before that it happened twice in the same night. I've looked around the net and can find nothing official about any of this

All in all, pretty frustrating! Especially as we are all 23-24!

[baronaaba]

I think you should stop hanging around a 24-year-old that looks 16.

[Indian Butt Magic]

If it hasn't expired, tell them so. If they still act like that, tell them to invest heavily in cloning so they can go **** themselves.

[TornadoPD]

that's retarded

[Zpxbawtz]

I think you should stop hanging around a 24-year-old that looks 16.

Thats one option, although most places do the "challenge 21" thing now. I've even seen some places with a policy that they'll ID people that look under 25.

There was even a Tesco back home that got busted for selling to underage kids that now says they'll ID anyone that looks under 30!!!

[educationonlines]

Thats one option, although most places do the "challenge 21" thing now. I've even seen some places with a policy that they'll ID people that look under 25.

There was even a Tesco back home that got busted for selling to underage kids that now says they'll ID anyone that looks under 30!!!

It's under 40 in NYC now.

[Trikaduliana]

Here all the alcohol outlets have warnings that if you look under 25 you WILL be asked for a photo ID - drinking age is 18yo and up.

Drivers licences are like a credit card, with details of the type(s) of vehicles it's for and with a picture of the holder, DOB and if they're an organ donor.
Like this

[MontyP@thon]

He means they have gone from this:



Which are still valid if not recently renewed, to this:



Only a mong would think the former was not valid.

[Trikaduliana]

There are many 'mongs' in the world - legal photo ID regardless of old or new, so WTF is their problem?

[Zpxbawtz]

Yep Quantumdefect posted up the differences, we all had the first one (As has everyone else in the country for probably the last 10-15 years) The second type has been around for maybe 2 years tops. Christ knows where they find such cretinous staff.

For the record the first place was "The Rutland" and the second was "The Old Ship" both in Hammersmith by the river. Looking at the reviews maybe we should have known better, it's a lovely area to go but we'll be giving those places a miss from now on. The Dove in between them on the other hand was a great place!

[jojocomok]

I still have my old green UK paper drivers license. Really need to get that changed [rofl]

Not thats the older style...

[pesty4077]

Sound like you're part of a young(ish) crowd that got the last batch. So I guess when they ask for ID they probably always see the new stuff the kids now have, and only very occasional for the old one.

[foI3fKWv]

I still have my old green UK paper drivers license. Really need to get that changed [rofl]

Not thats the older style...

Did the Green one come before or after the Pink one? I certainly aint getting a new style one anytime soon because i think i give way to much money to this country as it is

[JamesTornC]

Your bars should have a scanner that checks the validity of ID.

The drivers license we have in MD have a scrambled looking bar code in the back that can be scanned by any laser scanner at any retail location for validity of age; when buying games or alcohol, also many bars scan same bar code.

[regfortruegoo]

I still have my old green UK paper drivers license. Really need to get that changed [rofl]

Not thats the older style...

Same.... Mines held together with sellotape too...

[Evdokia]

I still have my old green UK paper drivers license. Really need to get that changed [rofl]

Not thats the older style...

Mines so old, its Chiselled into a Granite block!

[Evelinessa]

Never new they changed the design of the license , looks ugly compared the old pink one

I passed my test in May 2006 and have the old pink design without the wheel and colour photo (wonder why the photo has to be black and white on the new one?).

It expires on Aug 2012 so will have the new design then when I renew it.