Shocking Results for Fake ID Card Checks

Updated on the 20-06-2024

The Thames Valley Police have been looking into the number of bars and clubs that are not able to differentiate the difference between a real and fake driving licenses. It is believed that out of 95 premises in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, only seven of the bars and clubs could distinguish the difference between the real and fake driver's licenses, and shockingly 52 did not make any checks at all. The Thames Valley Police have described this as shocking. This is not acceptable and the checks must be carried out at all times. The number of bars and clubs the Thames Valley Police done the checks on that run the Challenge 21 or Challenge 25 schemes where they need to ask for ID from any person that looks under this age and they did not challenge this.

Fake driver's license

It is reported that the licensing team co-ordinator for Thames Valley Police has advised that it is not illegal to accept fake driver's license, it only becomes illegal when you sell to those who are under the age of 18. The number of underage drinking that goes on in the UK now is dreadful and the UK booze culture is putting more and more young people into hospital with drink related problems than ever before. In special reports that have been printed in national newspapers reading a young girl that was drinking from the age of 12 and an alcoholic at the age of 16. Even though this is sickening unfortunately not uncommon hence why the Thames Valley Police are homing in on the amount of establishments that are not able to tell the difference between a the real and fake driver's licenses.

It is widely reported about retailers who do sell to those under the age of 18 risk fines or even losing their alcohol license.

Correct Procedures

While it is shocking that so many of the bars and clubs failed to follow the correct procedures regarding real and fake drivers licenses, The Thames Valley Police are now hoping that with this operation as part of their national alcohol licensing and harm initiative and reporting it in such a way will encourage bars and clubs to be more vigarious about checking for real and fake drivers licenses.