Been ID for buying Alcohol at 26

Moredhel said:
the over 25 thing is fairly common. They'll still sell it to you if you're over 18, but if you look younger than 25 they will require ID.

What difference does it make though, what kind of crazy person doesn't carry ID around with them?
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ooh crikey, didn't realise we were living in Nazi Germany. Why the hell should I be expected to carry proof of ID around with me as a matter of course. If I'm applying for a loan or something I'd expect it but not walking down the street or shopping at Tescos.
 
zytok said:
ooh crikey, didn't realise we were living in Nazi Germany. Why the hell should I be expected to carry proof of ID around with me as a matter of course. If I'm applying for a loan or something I'd expect it but not walking down the street or shopping at Tescos.
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Nice way to over react.........

Wheres the tin foil hat when you need one?

KaHn
 
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against shops asking for ID where they feel they need to. I do however take issue with law-abiding people being expected to carry around ID with them at all times for no particular reason.
 
I will be 23 in a couple of weeks
I still get IDed buying lottery tickets...

I don't get it - is there a fine for selling tickets to under 16s?
Also - how could I *possibly* look like I am a maximum of 15 years old?
 
i never get ID'd and i'm just turned 18, not even in tescos, i've been buying from the local offy most weekend for last 2 years. and i don't look old, i probably look about 17-18 so they should be ID'ing me
 
K.C. Leblanc said:
Odd you should say that. I'm in my mid 20s, have been ided twice in the last year, both times I've had no ID and both times they've still served me.
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Did you get stroppy in the process? If not you'd have a better chance but I was thinking specifically of supermarkets really, I've gone in with mates before and while I had ID the others didn't but we all got refused alcohol - we were polite, if a little incredulous, throughout and still didn't get served so I'd expect it to be the same in most supermarkets.
 
zytok said:
ooh crikey, didn't realise we were living in Nazi Germany. Why the hell should I be expected to carry proof of ID around with me as a matter of course. If I'm applying for a loan or something I'd expect it but not walking down the street or shopping at Tescos.
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If you want to buy booze you may need to proove your age. It's a controlled substance, if you don't carry ID it's your own fault when you get refused sale.
You're not forced to carry it are you, mr. daily mail reader. I expect you'd moan if kids were walking into a shop and buying booze wouldn't you, hence the law is there.
 
An uncle of mine who lives in Canada got asked for ID a few years back (He was in his mid 30s) by a young girl who started work at one of the local stores he buys booze from.

His strong scottish accent "Are you taking the p***" was hilarious.
 
nah, you're missing my point. I was originally responding to a post that said "who in their right minds doesn't carry ID around with them" which sounded to me like we all should all of the time. This idea I find reprehensible in that it suggests that a police state is normal and to be expected and welcomed however much in encroaches upon our civil liberties.
I have no issue with supermarkets or offy's insisting on proof of age to avoid serving alcohol to those who are not considered mature enough to drink it though it could easily be argued that a substantial proportion of over 18's are not mature enough to drink the stuff either......
 
I'm 23, still get ID'd all the time buying alcohol / going to clubs, it used to really bother me like it was a personal attack against me....now i realise it's because i still look like a child.

It isn't too bad really, but sometimes it seems a bit over the top, i have been ID'd for things i personally view to be a bit irrelevant like ciggarette papers, firelighters, glue etc.
 
Shops have stupid logic sometimes too. They'll deny you alcohol for looking underage but let you pay for the rest of your shopping on credit cards which require you to be over 18. So they believe you are under 18 but don't give two hoots about the fact if you aren't you are obviously fraudulently using a card.

The latest sucking up to the tabloids fad seems to be the DIY stores demanding you prove you are 21 to buy items that aren't age restricted. Things like non-solvent adhesives, nails over 6 inches long. Single sided blades like jigsaw and circular blades, certain screwdrivers and chisels. You can buy hammers and crowbars and the actual jigsaw/circular saws themselves that also contain blades though.
 
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I was in newcastle a few weeks ago at a comedy gig, after it finished i fancied a quick coke.

I was parked close to a scream (the yellow student pubs) and thought i would pop in. I am 29 and was asked for ID I just had a little giggle got in my car and went home. (stopping off at the garage for a bottle of coke)

I guess it could have been that i didnt a newcastle FC top on. :D


I dont take it to heart, shops & pubs get the hooooge fines, not the under age people trying to buy the booze so they have to be careful.
 
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As has been shown - people over-react when asked to prove age.
They get a little upset, start crying, going on about how it is their god given right to buy what they like.

So, have the policy that EVERYONE is asked for proof of age.
That way you cannot be accused of only asking certain people and you will know for a fact that everyone you sell alcohol to is over the age limit and you will not be facing a nice big fine.

It takes the cashier 5 seconds to ask for ID and in most cases it takes 5 seconds to show something in return.

There are plenty of High Street rip-off shops that would see Cocain to a 5 year old, so if it upsets you so much pop along there to get your drink.
You can pick up foreign cigarettes there too most likely.
 
tisonlyme said:
Was asked for ID in tesco at Christmas when I wanted to buy 2 bottles of wine. I gave the lady my driving licence (I'm 23), which should surely be enough for her. But no, she eyed my driving licence as closely as she could, then decided that it was fake.

I cannot tell you how angry I was. After a few minutes I asked to see a manager, who took one look at it and agreed it was ok for me to buy the damn wine. :mad:
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Yeah the woman had a good look at it and I honestly thought she was going to say it was fake, she pulled a face when she gave it me back.
 
stoofa said:
As has been shown - people over-react when asked to prove age.
They get a little upset, start crying, going on about how it is their god given right to buy what they like.

So, have the policy that EVERYONE is asked for proof of age.
That way you cannot be accused of only asking certain people and you will know for a fact that everyone you sell alcohol to is over the age limit and you will not be facing a nice big fine.

It takes the cashier 5 seconds to ask for ID and in most cases it takes 5 seconds to show something in return.

There are plenty of High Street rip-off shops that would see Cocain to a 5 year old, so if it upsets you so much pop along there to get your drink.
You can pick up foreign cigarettes there too most likely.
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Or better still, force the general public into getting a barcode tattood onto the back of their hand so it can be scanned in with the rest of your shopping. I could top up my clubcard points that way too.
 
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