Urgent Q:Ryanair ID - If flying to UK will an Irish Driving Licence do?

worded

I cant find my passport and flying to london tomorrow.

WWW says:
A valid driving license with photo is acceptable photo ID for travel on domestic flights within the UK and domestic flights within the Republic of Ireland.

But - what if travelling from one to the other? Irish Driving Licence do?

On their www auto check in they are demanding a passport ref

microgirl

If you're checking in online then you have to have a passport. If you check in at the airport driving license is perfectly fine.

worded

Panic over - I found it and some chocolate :-)

Jim

microgirl wrote: »

If you're checking in online then you have to have a passport. If you check in at the airport driving license is perfectly fine.

Not entirely true.

Ryanair WONT accept drivers lisence, you need your Passport.
Aer Lingus and most other airlines do accept drivers lisence.

worded

Thanks microgirl. going to get me an ebay car tomorrow, well if all checks out.

worded

Jimeatsmenu wrote: »

Not entirely true.

Ryanair WONT accept drivers lisence, you need your Passport.
Aer Lingus and most other airlines do accept drivers lisence.

WWW says:
A valid driving license with photo is acceptable photo ID for travel on domestic flights within the UK and domestic flights within the Republic of Ireland.

But - what if travelling from one to the other? Irish Driving Licence do?

> The way its worded, its ok to fly within each country, but if flying to each one?


Anyway Ive found the passpost - happy days, will hopefully drive a car back tomorrow

microgirl

Jimeatsmenu wrote: »

Not entirely true.

Ryanair WONT accept drivers lisence, you need your Passport.
Aer Lingus and most other airlines do accept drivers lisence.

Then that's an extremely recent change, as they certainly accepted driving licenses *for UK flights only* until late last year.

microgirl

From Ryanair's website this evening:

"For British and Irish citizens who are travelling on flights to/from the United Kingdom to/from the Republic of Ireland (Common Travel Area), a valid driving licence with photo is acceptable photo ID. Passengers who are citizens of other countries travelling on these routes must present a valid passport (with visa if applicable) or a National Identity Card issued by the government of a European Economic Area (EEA) country."

worded

Is their reason solely that they can over book a little extra knowing a % of passengers will only have a driving license ?

microgirl

No. Ireland and the UK have a common travel agreement because of sharing "disputed" lands (*ahem* ), so travel documentation isn't needed for citizens of either nation to travel to the other jurisdiction, any more than it is for people travelling within their own country. For non-citizens, they don't have that benefit, being as how neither country can arguably be said to be their own.