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  • Give me an ID card. It's a fucking joke that in the 21st century all of these government bodies need their own independent set of records:

    • DVLA V5C
    • DVLA direct debit
    • Driving licence
    • GP
    • Dentist
    • Electoral register
    • Student loans
    • Council tax
    • HMRC

    Just put it on one fucking website and give me an official document that I can use to prove to the bank who I am and where I live

  • Just put it on one fucking website and give me an official document that I can use to prove to the bank who I am and where I live

    then you end up with some really odd shit... I needed a new driving license as mine expired. No drama, get an appointment so they can take a photo (saves a few euros but can be done by post too). They also needed a copy of a proof of address and a police check. All of these are free, can be got from the SAME government app and take about 30 seconds to get. However, they don't do this, they make me download the docs from my app, print them and bring them (or email them when i'm at the appointment if I want). I asked why they don't do it automatically and supposedly it's a GDPR/data protection thing

    Then there's the dumb French process where they accept a digital proof of address but print it, scan it then shred it.

  • Just put it on one fucking website and give me an official document that I can use to prove to the bank who I am and where I live

    The simpler and easier it is, the simpler and easier identity theft is...

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