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Re:UK votes to leave EU by CaptainZapp on Friday June 24, 2016 @06:39AM (#11968592) 

  no passport required
That's true. But I strongly advise to use your passport (if it's a biometric one) instead of the id card if you come from an eligeable country. Especially when entering the UK in Heathrow.

A biometric passport of those countries gets you through the automated passport control gates, which makes the whole process significantly faster an much less painful.

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Re:UK votes to leave EU by kuschku on Saturday June 25, 2016 @06:38AM (#11975893)
You realize the new EU ID cards also have biometric features? The German one, for example, is a full eID even.
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Re:UK votes to leave EU by CaptainZapp on Monday June 27, 2016 @06:32AM (#11985259)
Maybe. But to my recollection a passport is required to use those gates.

If I recall correctly:

  Minimum age requirements; kids are not allowed
  A biometric passport
  A passport from an eligable coutry. Essentially the EU, Island, Norway, Switzerland and potentially a few more
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