What's the greatest age anybody's been ID'ed at?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Bought a couple of beers at Waitrose today, chap asked for ID.

I laughed heartily and showed him my driving licence - I know they have to ask, but I did expect an embarrassed "oops" or something when I clocked that I am 34 He didn't bat an eyelid!

[thinfourth2]

Does america count?

If so i was with a shipmate who looked like santa with the big white beard and he got asked for ID

[Sheets Tabuer]

36 at chavda buying vodka.

To be fair the checkout woman said she was from nigeria and we all look the same to her

Edited by Sheets Tabuer on Thursday 19th March 18:48

[ypauly]

The man in front of me last week was having a row about this very subject (he had no i.d) and whilst retrieving other items from the counter accidently knocked the bottle of wine off with the wors sorry I would offer to pay for the damage but as i have no I.D i can't.

made me chuckle. for info he must have been mid thirties

[KP328]

My friend was ID'ed at Tesco last month, he is 38 and bald.

[missdiane]

34, in Tescos, I always go to the same woman- she always asks, makes my day

[V8mate]

There was a woman in her 70s on our local TV news a few weeks back who had to show ID.

I think it's less to do with what age you appear to be thesedays, than officious little tts at retailer Head Offices issuing blanket edicts to the officious folk at the checkouts.

The English are peculiarly addicted to officiousness.

[siscar]

47 but I was in Colorado. The person with me, who must be about 60, was also ID'd

[Moose.]

In Sainsbury's last month trying to buy a £10 bottle of red wine. I'm 29 so was flattered really

[TOPTON]

47, 48, 48 and 50 were the ages of us trying to go for a pint in Witherspoons in Brighton last september. We were all refused entry because none of us had ID of any kind

[jp19]

19 , for a lottery ticket

[snowy slopes]

And i thought i was doing well at 39 and being id'd, but it hasnt happened recently!!

[Sheets Tabuer]

V8mate said:

I think it's less to do with what age you appear to be thesedays, than officious little tts at retailer Head Offices issuing blanket edicts to the officious folk at the checkouts.

The English are peculiarly addicted to officiousness.

Yep usually the staff are just following orders.

Just asked the mrs and she says 1st strike and it's a warning, 2nd and it's a 5k fine for the cashier and a heftier one for the store. Get caught a third time and you may have steps taken to revoke your licence.

As part of the agreement for her store to have a licence they have to show due diligence that all steps have been taken to train staff in the selling of alcohol. If a member of staff sells alcohol to a person underage then they are showing that the store has not trained it's staff and therefore broke the licence agreement.

Now as they shift 4-500k of alcohol a month I think they would rather piss you off than lose the licence.

[FourWheelDrift]

Not me obviously but there was the 87 year old WWII veteran who was asked to prove his ID before being allowed to buy alcohol from a Morrisons supermarket.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-513315/Sup...

[8Ace]

ypauly said:

The man in front of me last week was having a row about this very subject (he had no i.d) and whilst retrieving other items from the counter accidently knocked the bottle of wine off with the worst sorry I would offer to pay for the damage but as i have no I.D i can't.

made me chuckle. for info he must have been mid thirties

Nicely done

[s3fella]

38 in Hooters in Detroit!

[maser_spyder]

Boo, I haven't been asked in years.

The lady in Sainsbury last week scanned a bottle of ale (Fursty Ferret I think, hardly an alco pop!), looked up at me, apologised and said "For a minute there, I was going to ask you for ID!".

Ha, I am only 29.... Would have been nice to be asked (but also would have been going home beer-less!).

[B16JUS]

my friends 15year old was with his grandad doing the weekly shop the grandad was id and refused as he had his grandson with him

whats the world comming too

J

[Scrubs]

I was in Conneticut a few backs and got ID'd for a pack of fags - I'm 36. Smoking age in the states is 18 I think?

[Austin.J]

17 and look about 13, been i'd once in tesco and got away with my accutal id, i love not being id'd. also love gloating about that