Do you carry your passport?

[benstraat]

Do you carry it?

Considering you're meant to and the consequences?

[matty223]

at all times when i travel abroad

[Pyro]

Never.

[USbongLord]

ALWAYS

[billyriz]

Always you could walk into 20 Coffeeshops and not get asked, certain shops like voyagers I.D everyone so carry it with you to be safe

[benstraat]

I wasn't asking about ID in shops I meant because of random stops by the police?apparently it's an illegal offence not to carry it!?

[matty223]

I wasn't asking about ID in shops I meant because of random stops by the police?apparently it's an illegal offence not to carry it!?

happened to me one morning in the RLD around 7am was out strolling taking photos, smoking a J , was stopped by 2 officers and asked for id, when i showed my passport card, they wanted to see my passport book , lucking i had it, they checked it asked me where i was staying, and that smoking in public is against the law

[benstraat]

I don't smoke weed in the street but do walk late after a few beers around town.I never carry my passport it worries me that I would lose it.

What do they do if you don't have it?

[Grunt]

I just use my passport to get into the country and get home. The rest of the time it will be in the hotel/apartment.

I have never been asked but if i was, the photo part of my driving license is sufficient.

Way too much grief if it was to be lost or stolen, grief does not hand in hand with a happy stone

[matty223]

there is a thread about this somewhere, im just not going to look for it

[Balou]

The fine is €60 and payable immediately if you're not a Dutch Resident/Citizen. And a driver's license won't get you into an embassy/consulate.

[benstraat]

So is a drivers license acceptable?

60e is ok, I will take the risk and not carry it and behave myself on the streets.

[Grunt]

The fine is €60 and payable immediately if you're not a Dutch Resident/Citizen. And a driver's license won't get you into an embassy/consulate.

I think the UK embassy will let you in if you have lost your passport. They did back in 08 when a mate lost his while puggled. It was this incident that kinda made me just not carry it around with me.

[Balou]

So is a drivers license acceptable?

If issued within the EU, yes its acceptable for the police. A coffeeshop, cafe and some clubs will take a DL as ID.

The fine is €60 and payable immediately if you're not a Dutch Resident/Citizen. And a driver's license won't get you into an embassy/consulate.

I think the UK embassy will let you in if you have lost your passport. They did back in 08 when a mate lost his while puggled. It was this incident that kinda made me just not carry it around with me.

If its lost yes, but not if a political situation where to arise. Been there done that in Thailand during the protests in 2010.

[Grunt]

If its lost yes, but not if a political situation where to arise. Been there done that in Thailand during the protests in 2010.

Sounds like fun

Last chopper out of Hanoi situation?