<geoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1135881538.103527.11560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Apparently, according to Cahoot (or at least the person I spoke to),
> the passport and driving licence are not acceptable.
>
> I'm going to enquire further but wondered if there were any specific
> legal requirements on the banks now.
>
This has been discussed ad naseum here, consensus seems to be that the
government rules specify id being needed but nothing specific, so each bank
does its own thing, often with ridiculous consequences at some banks, as you
have discovered, such as that utility bills (which could be run off from
most home PC's) being OK, whereas passports and photo id driving licences
arent.
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Re: MAYDAY 2008 ... my mother's building society used to let me make ... building societies were happy to accept the photocard as identification when I was dealing with my mother's financial affairs, although I always had my passport with me just in case. ... There is no circumstance in the where one has to immediately produce any part of the UK driving licence on demand. ... (alt.usage.english)
Guildford Crown Court Jail ID Fraudster ... Kanagaratnam Ganan, 33, used 129 false Indian passports and one bogus Sri Lankan passport as well as forged utility bills to open up bank accounts. ... After establishing a history of paying bills he sought credit facilities before scarpering with the loot, leaving banks chasing a ghost. ... Police raiding his flat in Croydon, Surrey found the passports (two of which contained fake Home Office stamps to add authenticity) 120 credit and debit cards and thousands of documents along with hand written ledgers that enabled Ganan and his accomplices to keep tabs on the progress of his scams. ... Jayaseelan Rajaratnam, 32, was jailed for two years for conspiracy to defraud.... (uk.local.surrey)
Re: Apparently I Dont Exist ... recent years use an excellent piece of registration software that invites you to enter your passport number and driving licence number, and within seconds their system has verified your identity from the national databases and absolutely no other verification documents are required. ... As an on-line applicant for a bank or building society account, they are offering me the choice to give them access to these records ... ... (uk.local.surrey)
Re: Exactly what information will ID cards contain? ... neither a passport or a driving licence?... We talked to several hundred people in one town who had difficulty, but reports from around the country were very similar in that difficulty opening bank accounts was the biggest issue for those most vulnerable and socially/financially excluded. ... People living in temporary accommodation or Houses in Multiple Occupation fo8und the worst problems as they not only lacked photo ID but also did not have utility bills in their names so even armed with FSA guidance they still couldn't open an account. ... (uk.legal)
Stealth compliance - Re: ID card costs ...driving licence or a passport without going through all the same rigmarole ... In the Imperial War Museum North they have a fake ID card for Adolf Hitler ... You put one mad idea in, you take one mad idea out, in out in out ... (uk.legal)
