starlite68
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What exactly do you use your driving licences for at home??
Do you carry a photocopy of your passport when going on holidays?
it should be credit card sized so you can keep it in your wallet but i imagine most people keep it in their car...)
lauren....what if your car gets stolen???
The €5 fee for a duplicate licence would be the least of my worries if my car was stolen.lauren....what if your car gets stolen???
The €5 fee for a duplicate licence would be the least of my worries if my car was stolen.
the reason i didnt hand it over is because i was chatting to a retired garda some months ago,and he told me never to hand over my licence on the side of the road,always say you will produce it at the station. he didnt go into too much detail,but it seems there are a lot of codes and numbers on a licence that lets a garda gleen personal information about the holder.maybe its an urban myth....but better safe than sorry. i agree with you about the credit card size licences,its a good idea......but it think even more information can be stored in them!!!!
conshine said:Yes - Always. I leave my original in the hotel safe.
and how many times have you gotten through passport control with a photocopy? A passport is for travelling, not when you have already arrived at your destination. A driving licence is for driving.
First of all, you should have your licence on you not just in your car... I know of one friend who was told this by a member of the Gardai on sourcing his licence from the drivers sun visor. Personally, I often jump between different cars so always carry on my person not in the car.So they would know where you live, your name and date of birth. They are then half way to stealing your identity!
and how many times have you gotten through passport control with a photocopy? A passport is for travelling, not when you have already arrived at your destination. A driving licence is for driving.I dont live in a hotel - I only stay in them on business / holidays - I travel with my passport (original) to the airport, get on plane, go to hotel, lock my passport in the safe and carry the photocopy with me.
You seem to be misisng the point.
a) You suggested carrying a photocopy of your driving licencebut you know well that you would not get through passport control using a photocopy so why would you get through a garda checkpoint (where they are legitimately entitled to ask you to produce your original) with a photocopy.conshine said:Can you carry a photocopy?
You could carry around a photocopy of your visa card too if you were worried about that getting stolen but when it came to buying stuff you might have some diffiulty.
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