UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ phones (2018)

Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by KineticLensman on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @09:48AM (#19787884)

> (you might have seen the "counterpart" old driving licenses which were in use until very recently

Non-photo UK driving licenses are in fact still legal [0] although they are not now issued. If you need a replacement or update (e.g. on address change) the new license will be the photo version. They are still valid for hire car.

If I need photo ID I use my passport. I do not therefore have an official photo-based identity document on me when travelling routinely in the UK.

[0] https://www.gov.uk/exchange-paper-driving-licence

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Re:UK police secretly downloading content from suspects’ pho... by stordoff on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @03:48PM (#19791254)

> I do not therefore have an official photo-based identity document on me when travelling routinely in the UK.

Neither do I - there's no requirement to carry your driving licence whilst driving.

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