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[WoodyRATM]

Hey,
I'm intending to fly down to england in august, but i dont have a passport yet.

Does anyone know if you need one? or if photographic ID will suffice?

i'm planning on calling the airport tomorrow afternoon (if i remember to get the number at work

cheers
Dave

driving license

[Tubthumper]

Yep, driving license will do to get down to England.

[WoodyRATM]

Thats what i'd been told, but i'd also been told that it had been changed now and you needed a passport?

have you guys tried it?

[Spoonie]

i flew to london a few weeks back and never got asked to show a thing. only hand luggage, mind.

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by Spoonie

i flew to london a few weeks back and never got asked to show a thing. only hand luggage, mind.

Depends on the airline in question too - BA for instance have stated that they will never ask for ID on domestic flights as long as they're not required to, but policy differs by airline. Generally speaking, the more expensive the ticket, the less likely they are to demand ID. Contary to people's opinion, the requirement for ID is more to stop tickets being transferred, than out of any 'security' reason.

[Spoonie]

mine was a work flight with BA, so probably at the upper end of the scale.

[Lucky Rathen]

You only need to show a passport if you're leaving the country. On domestic flights you don't need a passport.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by WoodyRATM

Thats what i'd been told, but i'd also been told that it had been changed now and you needed a passport?

have you guys tried it?

You could always phone the airline, they'd be able to give you a definitive answer. Especially as security requirements differ from airline to airline and airport to airport (not all UK airports are BAA).

[Jan Deal]

The day after the "terrorist" attacks in Glasgow last year, I flew down to London (to get my passport as it happens) and back in the same day I was never asked for ID once. The only spot of bother I had was one security guard showed a particular interest in my mp3 player.