The current UK drivers licence has photographic ID, can I use this to travel within EU countries or do I still need a passport?
I know that to travel to counties outside of the EU you need a passport but what about the EU if I do not plan to leave the EU boundries.
2006-07-26 01:09:57 · 12 answers · asked by Pete Sweet 3 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Is the current UK drivers licence not classed as an ID card then as it does have your name, photo and even address on it?
2006-07-26 01:20:05 · update #1
The quick answer to this is NO. But that 'no' is a bit odd; you can trave between countries in mainland Europe (member EU countries) without anyone checking your passport, especially when on trains. HOWEVER you can't get in or out of the UK without a passport, as it is a requirement that you go through UK immigration when legally entering or leaving the UK.
2006-07-26 01:14:52 · answer #1 · answered by KizzyB 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You need a passport of you set foot outside the UK - even going to Eire - as well as some other form of ID preferrably photographic ID. Your drivers licence on its own will NOT be sufficient.
2006-07-26 01:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UK driving license is NOT classed as an ID. It is just a driving license, therefore you do need a passport.
2006-07-26 01:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by ribena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't be responsive to the place u from. In Europe voters from worldwide places that agreed with Schengen Treaty are "border loose". they don't desire a passport. they simply desire a checklist with photograph so as that they could be regarded with the aid of the regulation enforcers if mandatory. no longer all eu nor eu community worldwide places shop on with Schengen. Exemple England. people from different continents don't have Schenguen. in case you're British or Irish, you will desire a passport to trip interior Europe. you is surely no longer waiting to trip with out passport. once you're a citizen of the different Schengen u . s ., you are able to trip with out passport as long as you have valid photgraphic identity.
2016-10-08 08:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you need a passport or an ID Card
2006-07-26 01:13:09 · answer #5 · answered by LOL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! you need to have a passport, you will be travelling into different countries so you will need one.
2006-07-26 01:16:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally wouldn't travel without a passport. I highly recommend that you take it with you.
2006-07-26 01:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by Adam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a hope - you definitely need a passport.
2006-07-26 01:13:28 · answer #8 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you don't have a passport, then you can use 2 forms of ID...ID card, social security card, birth certificate, ect....
2006-07-26 01:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by ceg2581 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the british govt are typical scam artists who want every penny off you so therefore you will need a passport
2006-07-26 01:13:43 · answer #10 · answered by stingub40 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋