We are Brits. We don't got no id cards.
But what happens if you are spot-checked ? (contrôlé)
We are never spot-checked.
But what if a policeman wants to know who you are ?
He asks, "Who are you?" and I tell him.
Incidentally, for me one definition of freedom is being able to walk down the street in shorts and tee-shirt with nothing in your pockets at all.
Of course, the drawback is that we have no official photo-id. French friends can travel within Europe just with their id cards. We have spent 500quid on renewing the family's passports ! Photo-id is also used for backing up cheques.
Enter our photo driving licences. Very useful as a kind of id card (except not valid at border control...)
Brits here argue vehemently over whether we have to exchange our nice little British licences for a nasty big French one. One friend was told that he was too late exchanging it and he would have to take a driving test.
The consulate website says that following European directive number nnnnAAAnnAn;n Brits no longer have to exchange their driving licences at all ever ! Wahay !
In 2005 Alan, Pat, Gwilym & Catrin Davey moved from North East Wales to Bordeaux. Alan is a pastor and Pat was a nurse. Now we work with UFM worldwide. Read on! (If you'd like to know what took us to Bordeaux, then start with the archives from September 2004)
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Mind boggles; it's the image of Alan D. walking along the street/rue in just shorts and tee-shirt. Now I really do need a cup of strong coffee.
...and a lie down in a darkened room....
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