Roy Stockdill wrote:   <snip> > On the odd occasion I have been asked > to provide either a passport or driving licence, I am met with bewilderment on > the part of idiots when I tell them I possess neither because I don't drive and > I didn't bother to spend money renewing my passport when I ceased travelling > abroad. <snip>     I have a similar problem. Currently I don't have any photo identity (not being a driver and not having got round to renewing my passport - must do soon, before any fraudster reads this post).   I used to play a MMPG that is based in Sweden. My security card for this game stopped working earlier this year, so I had to get it replaced. Couldn't do it because the company wouldn't accept anything other than photo ID. At the same time they assured me that they don't keep a record of the photo. So why need the photo in the first place - they haven't got anything to compare it to! Anyway, they've now lost a client.     > abroad. Unfortunately, though I know I am in the right this can sometimes cause > problems, especially with banks.     This is partly a problem of technology transition. Using online banking, you simply don't have that sort of ID problem. Friends of mine who refuse to bank online complain about how long it takes to prove their identity at their local branch. They spend an afternoon doing something that would take a few minutes online. Crazy.   The problem is going to get worse. Increasingly now, I don't have utility bills and the like to prove identity - because I do everything online or paperless - so even if I had the photo ID, I'm running out of additional proofs of current address.     Chris http://rumbutter.info/