Id cards for non eu nationals

[johncar54]

the idea of the ID card in the uk, is that everyone will have one and should be carried with you at all times to prove who you are..

its not to replace a passport, which shouldn't be carried with you at all time, ID card is relatively a lot cheaper and easier to produce than a passport

Maybe I did not make it clear. I live in Spain where carrying an ID is compulsory and the only acceptable ID the Brits have is their passport, so they / we must carry it. That applies to people living in Spain and visitors but as I said many people 'break the law' and carry a copy or an alternative document. In most circumstances we get by with that.

We used to all have a Residencia card but unfortunately they changed the law. An ID card is so easy to carry so convenient to have. Not having one is a problem.

The ID card the Spanish have will allow entry to various countries including UK and Ireland but the point I was making was if an ID costs around a fiver why should a UK one be so expensive ?

[aromulus]

The ID card the Spanish have will allow entry to various countries including UK and Ireland but the point I was making was if an ID costs around a fiver why should a UK one be so expensive ?

I guess it is for the same reasons as to why cars, food, books, clothes, shoes, airport taxes, income tax, Council tax, rents, mortgages, fuel, the air you breathe and basically everything else are more expensive.....

Rip off Britain....