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Praeses
11-02-2008, 12:56 PM
My family want to go renew their passports some time this week (I did mine last year) so I might go along to renew my ID because I look totally different from 6 years ago but only if they don't do the normal ID books anymore. Does anybody here know whether they still bother with ID books at some places or should all places issue ID cards nowadays?
Thanks
superB
11-02-2008, 12:59 PM
ID cards? What have i missed?
Praeses
11-02-2008, 01:05 PM
ID cards? What have i missed?
Instead of having a green book ID you have a card with a barcode or something. I know they planned this and I remember reading about em somewhere a few months ago but I don't know if they ever really implemented them since I've never seen one :p
mh348
11-02-2008, 01:12 PM
They Still issue the Green ID book, I also read about the ID Card a few years back, something to do with HANIS (Home affairs national national identification system).
Moederloos
11-02-2008, 01:15 PM
My green ID book is a disgrace. Torn, broken, ragged.
Too big to fit nicely in your pocket - ID card FTW.
TheVirusDoctor
11-02-2008, 01:16 PM
The ID Card system never took effect...they still issue the Identity books at Home Affairs and will for some time to come.
easier to lose an ID card too
Praeses
11-02-2008, 01:27 PM
Thanks for all the replies! Too bad they don't issue them yet :( Having my ID book in my wallet at all times is just plain irritating.
efitol
11-02-2008, 01:36 PM
why carry ur id book with u everywhere u go? doesnt that make the possibility of losing it great? dont most places that require that u prove ur identity accept ur drivers licence?
/assuming u have a drivers licence, of course :o
bwana
11-02-2008, 01:37 PM
I think I'll wait for the ID cards too. I've managed without a ID book since I arrived so a while longer wont hurt. :)
Praeses
11-02-2008, 01:47 PM
why carry ur id book with u everywhere u go? doesnt that make the possibility of losing it great? dont most places that require that u prove ur identity accept ur drivers licence?
/assuming u have a drivers licence, of course :o
Do banks accept drivers licence for transactions? I've never tried before. Gotta hate the feeling one gets when one shows up at the bank without your ID :p Should've maybe tried using my licence. Having my ID also helps when I don't have my student card (for uni) with me (which sometimes isn't in my wallet due to normal usage).
CathJ
11-02-2008, 02:52 PM
Do banks accept drivers licence for transactions? I've never tried before. Gotta hate the feeling one gets when one shows up at the bank without your ID :p Should've maybe tried using my licence. Having my ID also helps when I don't have my student card (for uni) with me (which sometimes isn't in my wallet due to normal usage).
Banks generally don't accept your drivers licence - apparently because it doesn't have your full name on it (just initials and surname).
gdiza
11-02-2008, 03:11 PM
just takke your id and have it photocopied at a police station and have it stamped as a legal document.
That's what I've done for when I goto clubs etc.
AutoX
11-02-2008, 03:16 PM
Banks like the green book!! No licence please!!
supersunbird
11-02-2008, 03:20 PM
Still the book - The ID card is still a developmental imminent thing