Travelling to UK

Jellybaby1

Urgent advice needed please. We have a family emergency and the whole family have to travel to UK in next couple of days but we realised all our passports are out of date and we may not have time to get them renewed, can we still travel to the UK? We are all Irish so I'm told there should not be any problem if we use drivers licence but only half of us are drivers.

coylemj

As long as you avoid Ryanair you should be ok, these are the Aer Lingus requirements and note the last piece about people under 16.....

Travel between Ireland and the UK or UK Domestic travel

Citizens of Ireland and the UK must carry some form of official photo identification.

Note: In order to travel between Ireland and the UK with photo identification other than a passport, passengers must have been born in Ireland or the UK and also be a citizen of either country.

The following forms of photo identification are acceptable:

• Valid Passport
• Driver's licence with photo
• International student card
• National ID card / Government issued photo ID cards
• Health Insurance cards with photo / Social security cards with photo
• Bus pass with photo
• Work ID with photo

Citizens of Ireland and the UK under the age of 16, do not need a photo ID, if travelling with their parent/guardian.

http://www.aerlingus.com/travelinformation/knowbeforeyoufly/visaspassports/#d.en.4568

aujopimur

No checks on the ferries.

Jellybaby1

Thank you for the information, I appreciate it. I think we are all ok, everyone has at least one photo id. ~We all have at least one of those other photo ids. Phew!