My wife was denied the opportunity to vote last year in the local elections due to not having ID in her when we popped in on a whim.

The voting booth refused to even register this, yet the apologists claim only 1 in 400 were denied.

Seems like a sensible decision, since you apparently couldn't be bothered to prepare properly. I totally have no sympathy for this story.

I mean....how do you know it's more than 1 in 400? You have one example - your wife. Any reason to believe it was common?

The article you posted confirms the 1 in 400 number:

"We found that around 0.5% of all voters reported being turned away at polling stations as a result of lacking ID in the local elections of 2023. We also found that four times as many people (around 2%) reported not voting because they knew they didn’t have the right ID."

2.5% is 1 in 400

That sounds fair. No ID means no way to check if she had already voted or even has the right to vote.

I know, having lived there in the past, but they are not in the EU anymore.