England - Ireland on Gardai card?

damnyanks

Howdy,

Don't suppose if anyone can tell me if its possible to use that Gardai ID age thingy as ID for a ryanair flight?

Password was taken on me and I don't think the Irish embassy in London will sort me out before Sunday.

Much appreciate anyones exp.

Tazzle

# All passengers must present valid photo identification at check-in for all flights. The only acceptable forms of photo-ID on Ryanair flights are:

* A valid passport.
* A valid Government issued National Identity Card issued by a European Economic Area (EEA) country. Only the following countries from the EEA issue National Identity Cards which are acceptable for carriage: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden (for travel within the Schengen area only) and Switzerland.
* National Identity Cards issued by the Government of Gibraltar.
* A valid European Economic Area (EEA) driving licence with photo, presented by a passenger whose place of birth is within the EEA is acceptable only for travel on internal flights within the UK, internal flights within Italy and UK-Republic of Ireland-UK.
* In accordance with Article 28(1) of the 1951 UN Convention, a valid UN Refugee Convention Travel Document issued by a Government in place of a valid passport is acceptable.
* N.B. Children under 16 years (including infants) travelling with an adult are required to have photo-ID when travelling on flights between European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Acceptable photo-ID for children under 16 is either a valid passport or a valid National Identity Card issued by an EEA country.
Photo-ID for children under 16 years is not required in the following circumstances:
o Children travelling with an adult on UK domestic flights and UK-Republic of Ireland-UK routes.
o Children included on the passport of the parent with whom they are travelling.
o German children under 10 in possession of a valid German Government Kinderausweis travel document.
o Italian children in possession of a valid Certificato Di Nascita which has been endorsed as "VALIDO PER L'ESPATRIO" valid for travel and signed by "IL QUESTORE" subject to acceptance for entry to your destination.

There you go, straight from the ryanair site.

Ruu_Old

It should be ok, its a photo ID so its good enough I reckon.

John R

damnyanks wrote:

Howdy,

Don't suppose if anyone can tell me if its possible to use that Gardai ID age thingy as ID for a ryanair flight?

Password was taken on me and I don't think the Irish embassy in London will sort me out before Sunday.

Much appreciate anyones exp.

I'd be very surprised if they let you on with it, it isn't a recognised national ID card and more importantly it is not in their regulations. Passport or driving licence only for Ryanair IRL-UK.

If you can't get either of those in time then you may as well try it on though, you won't get the money back for your ticket anyway.

There is no legal requirement for specific ID from the UK or Irish governments. Your Garda ID would more than suffice for border control. I really don't know why the airlines insist on stricter controls than the authorities.

The Ferry companies aren't as strict so if you can't get on the plane a train to Holyhead may be the best option.

crybaby

99.9% they will not let you onto the flight, this happened to me the exact day they brought this rule in and they wouldnt budge then and I ended up having to reschedule a job interview and pay for a new flight for the following week.

netwhizkid

Use a driving license if you have one, I used my provisional license and Ryanair took it without any qualms.

As for your ID Card it should be accepted by pubs etc also if intend to have a drink while you are there. I used mine in New York last year to get into a club and they looked at it and said "Department of Justice" What position do you work in? I just said “Administration” and he said go right ahead, I was like "ok you moron it is an ID card" but I wasn't going to argue as he was a massive 6ft 8" fella who looked like he could bend Train Tracks.

damnyanks

Found passport in the end.

Still hate ryanair but htey are cheap

damnyanks

Also I checked with embassey etc. you report the passport lost and go into the police station. They sort you out with some sort of pardon for hte airline if there isn't enough time for an emergency passport.

flashcash5

100% Sure they wouldnt have taken it.
An Age card is not classified as a national identity card.
I got screwed by them - wouldn't let me on a flight with one. I had to stay in Dublin when all my mates went on holidays. Supposedly if i had a Usit Student Card, i would have been fine..

Would be nice if they wrote that a National Age Card is not a National Identity Card for stupid people like me. (It would have been my second time on a plane so i didn't know much about it.)

They didnt give a toss about me and asked me to step aside in a very abrupt manner..

Ponster

flashcash5 wrote:

100% Sure they wouldnt have taken it.
An Age card is not classified as a national identity card.
I got screwed by them - wouldn't let me on a flight with one.

How so? If you know they only accept passports and/or drivers licence why would you turn up with something else?
Maybe it's because I fly about a lot but I would never consider moving from one country to another without a passport even if I didn't need it. It just makes life easier in the end when you need to provide ID for whatever reason.

flashcash5 wrote:

Supposedly if i had a Usit Student Card...

I doubt it as their site doesn't mention it.

flashcash5

Ponster wrote:

How so? If you know they only accept passports and/or drivers licence why would you turn up with something else?.

Well obviously i thought a National Age card was classified as a "national identity card" at the time.. I dont think anyone would bother turning up with something that they knew wouldn't be accepted.

Ponster wrote:

I doubt it as their site doesn't mention it.

Well it says that you can use "A valid Government issued National Identity Card" - i thought a usit card was an "International Student Identity Card (ISIC)" Mabye this cant be used in the UK either then so?

Ponster

Nope. Ireland doesn't issue National Identity Cards. In France I have a card that I can use to travel to other european countries instead of using my passport but Ireland doesn't have one of those yet and the UK is thinking of getting one but have 'big brother' issues to get around first.