Anyone travelled in Europe without a passport?

[BFG]

I know the theory is that you can use a photo ID European driving licence, but I don't know anyone who's done this recently.

We're off to Amsterdam tomorrow and my brother can't find his damn passport. He has a photo ID driving licence apparently, but I bet that's out of date cos he doesn't drive.

Muppet.

Anyhow - anyone done it? Been through passport control without a passport?

[cheekie monkey]

I used to work as ground staff at Birmingham International. I know back then you could use photo ID to Ireland, but AMS a bit iffy?

Its not too bad when your coming back if you have lost it as they will send you back to here.

Tell him to keep hunting. When did he last go on hol? Is it in the bag he took?

[BFG]

His bag is currently in Spain with our parents. They borrowed it from him.

This is because he leaves everything to the last minute. FFS. he was planning to come up to us tomorrow, and he says, "the latest train I can get is at 11.00".

Err - no. The flight is at 7:45pm tomorrow. Two hour check-in. It's a 4 hr train journey on a good day, then there's transport from the station to our place. And the journey to the airport.

On a bad day - train journey can be up to 9 hours with delays. He ain't going to make it I think. Silly man.

[cheekie monkey]

You would think he would make a bit more of an effort if he was going to Amsterdam with the lads, you will have a great time!!

Who you flying with??

[BFG]

Thomson Fly. It's a mixed group rather than with the lads. we go every year, so it's not like he doesn't know what to do

Honestly - what a fool! I reminded him last week re passport too, so if he'd looked for it then he could have done something about it - like get it couriered from Spain if that's where it is.

[cheekie monkey]

I'm on a day off today or I would have found out for definate for you. Have you looked on the website?

[Mrs Kickstart]

Hi,

As far as I can tell you need a passport. I think you maybe a person down.

You can queue at the passport office to get one still I think, it costs an arm and leg extra though and he would need all the gumpf by which time he will have proabably found his passport.

Regards
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[BFG]

Panic over - he's found it now!

Thanks for all the replies! Most useful. And you're right - it's internal flights only - outside UK y'need a passport or an official EU ID Card.

Did lots of searching on government web sites.

[kawakid]

Unless your mate looks like you.

Half the time, they never bother looking.

White, blonde haired bloke let him through.
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[Villers]

Got all the way to belgium on the eurostar last october without showing a passport. They never even stopped us until we were on the way back. Im not sure that he would have got away with it to get on a plane however
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[Jamie.]

Im amsterdam you have to have ID on you at all times if you leave your house. Im not sure if this applies to tourists

[JeffT]

When me and my bro and dad went to france for our biking holiday, we are sat at passport control (both ways) on our bikes with helmets on, they take the passport off you open it up, looked at it, then you with ya helemt on and went ok off you go!

How chuffing pointless, you cant ID someone properly from their eyes!

[cheekie monkey]

I think the eyes are one of the best features to photo i.d someone.