Photo ID for travel to UK

[Randy]

I know it is necessary to carry photo ID when travelling to the UK and as far as I am concerned, the use of a current driving licence is acceptable! However, if travelling with an infant what are the requirements, ie is it nesessary for them to hold a passport as obviosly they don't yet have their driving licence!!!

 

[ClubMan]

This OASIS doc doesn't mention any exemption for infants from the need to carry photo id so it might be safest to get a passport for the child in in doubt and you can't otherwise confirm that this is necessary in advance of travelling.



Update: from browsing around (e.g. Ryanair site) it looks like photo id for infants is not required on Ireland/UK flights but it might be worth carrying the child's birth cert (or at least a copy) just in case.

 

[Lauren]

Requirements differ per airline. Check with the airline you are travelling with. I'm off to London with my neice later today and erred on the side of caution by arranging a new passport for her (as she was previously named on her mothers). I think Ryan Air said no ID was necessary and Aer Lingus wanted a birth cert. Either way I didn't want to be stuck in London during some heightened security alert and delayed because her identity was in doubt.