ID Card Epic Fail!

On the way to work this morning, the radio had a story about a Salford man who tried to use his new shiny ID card - here in Manchester we're trialling it - and it was declined. Oops. The local paper hasn't run the story yet, possibly as one of their 'journalists' had a Polly Filler review on them, but El Reg has picked it up.

However P&O staff at check-in had never seen the card before and didn't know it was a valid travel document. The unfortunate Eastwood was told he would need his passport - which he had left at home - to travel.
"We had no idea the ID card was being trialled," a P&O spokesman explained. "Mr Eastwood turned up with a form of ID we didn't recognise."

If that's not bad enough:

A spokesman for the ferry firm told us that UK borders agency staff at the port (Hull) didn't know about the ID card either, a suggestion strongly denied by a Home Office spokeswoman.

Of course we all know how trustworthy and downright honest the Home Office is...

After Meg Hillier forgetting hers when trying to foist it on the Scousers, the fact that it's not being taken up very much - and those who are taking it up are finding it doesn't do what it says on the tin - time to say goodnight to this terrible idea.