Cinemas: how strict are they on age?

cheesyboy · 24 May 2024 at 21:15

Gepetto said:
Our local Cineworld is fairly hot on checking ages, even when my son is with me. I don't have a problem with it.

After all, Natasha Kaplinsky can't be wrong, can she?

How do they check for kids? Just ask for age/DOB? Can't imagine many 15 year old have ID.

Gepetto · 24 May 2024 at 21:18

cheesyboy said:
How do they check for kids? Just ask for age/DOB? Can't imagine many 15 year old have ID.

I'm sure it's a problem for some. He has a photo of his passport on his phone, in case they push it, but he's normally only asked for his DOB while they stare at him intensely. :cry:

bainbridge · 25 May 2024 at 14:46

I got in to see Basic Instinct when I was 14

I looked about 11.

arknor · 25 May 2024 at 15:19

cheesyboy said:
How do they check for kids? Just ask for age/DOB? Can't imagine many 15 year old have ID.

National insurance card could be used as ID most places back in the day

they got sent out before people were 16 to.

Shame they stopped doing physical cards, they could have merged it into a national ID card