Quote Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post
So now I should carry my original passport, not a copy, whilst my wife has a a handy credit card size ID card. Maybe the UK gov have realised that a passport being carried all the time will need replacing often and at 200€ a throw 'Its a nice little earner' so they have not made any protest about the change.
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