Do I need my passport walking around London?

There's no requirement to carry ID but I never think it's a bad idea to carry a photocopy of your passport. While I would not carry a passport (unless changing money or getting a hire car), I would carry some form of photo ID. If you get stopped by Police without ID, it can be a nightmare proving who you are.



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Leave Your Passport at the Hotel Although your passport is required as an ID when travelling abroad, you don't really need to carry it around with you everywhere. Consider moving around the city with your driver's license instead, and leave your passport behind in the hotel safe.

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Answer. Use the hotel safe. There's a greater chance you'll lose it or that it'll be stolen from your bag or pocket than it being stolen from the safe. Plus you can use a secondary lock hotel room safe for additional security of the safe.

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Copies of All Identification Documents
Keep a hard copy of your documents in your carry-on and each checked bag of luggage with which you are traveling, in case any of them go missing during the trip. These copies can help you in multiple situations.

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These hotels keep a record of passports to cross check for wanted criminals, look for missing persons, or protect against identity thieves. Of course, handing over your personal identification can be risky, even if you're giving it to a reputable hotel with (most likely) trustworthy employees.

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List of IDs you should accept as proof of age in the UK:
  • passport (UK or international; unexpired)
  • driving licences or provisional driving licence (UK or EU; unexpired)
  • proof of age cards with a PASS logo, such as, a CitizenCard or Young Scot card.
  • EU national identity card (unexpired)


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Wales. Scotland. Northern Ireland. Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and Ireland.

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Usually, an ordinary passport is valid for 5 to 10 years, and because of this, most people neglect to check if their passport is about to expire. However, if your passport has less than 3 or 6 months before expiration, most countries do not allow you to travel.

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You will find that most activities don't need passports, so carrying it around is a risk you need not take. Watch your surroundings: Identity theft is rife not only in the U.S. but also in Europe. So, you should keep watch of your environment to keep people from taking your passport and using it in illegal dealings.

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Generally, checking into a hotel without an ID is not recommended and is often not possible. Most hotels require a form of government-issued identification, like a driver's license or passport, for security reasons and to verify the person's identity who is checking into the room.

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