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I believe you still need to 'prove who you are', which means a photo ID. Non-Northern Irish UK drivers licenses didn't have photos until '98, so even though Br
by arprocter 8y ago
I believe you still need to 'prove who you are', which means a photo ID.
Non-Northern Irish UK drivers licenses didn't have photos until '98, so even though Brits didn't technically need a passport to visit other EU countries you kind of needed a passport
- alexanderchr 8y agoFor intra-schengen travel you are supposed to have a national identity card or passport, not just a photo ID. I don't think Brits have those cards yet so they still need passports.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoThe British were opposed to National ID cards, so they were never introduced. They tried in 2006, but it ended up being repealed on the grounds that it was an invasion of civil liberties and privacy. A rare moment of clarity for the UK govt.
- Symbiote 8y agoYou need to be able to prove who you are, but you don't often need to do so. I have been checked by police on a train from Denmark to Germany; the guy they arrested (or at least, led away) looked a bit like me. They only checked the two of us - a proportionate check, which is allowed by the Schengen rules. It could be the same on a plane, except presumably they can check when the boarding pass is scanned at security. I do not normally show a passport travelling from Denmark to Germany, by train or plane.