Originally Posted by
Gordooo
I've never had a gate agent look at my face to see if it matches my government issued photo ID. They only check that the name on the boarding pass is the same as the name on the ID. I've often thought of exchanging documents with a travelling companion as a test, but never dared to.
I get a kick out of clerks asking for an ID with my signature on it to verify credit card purchase signature. I doubt many of them are handwriting experts. They also should be comparing the photo part of my photo ID to my actual face, not handwriting.
I have a second driver's license with my brother's name and details on it, with my photo. Why? Because I wanted to see if I could - I've never used it in an airport or for nefarious means. When it expires I won't renew it. False ID with all the security features embedded on it is still woefully easy to obtain. An acquaintance has two legitimate credit cards, one of which has no signature and the other has 'this card is stolen' scrawled in the signature box. To date he has never been questioned on a purchase.
Originally Posted by kokinos
we handed our passports to the Customs Officer, he scanned them looked at the screen and let us go into the US. A few yours later we noticed my friends passport had been expired for over a year,
This past summer I made a bonehead move and grabbed my expired passport instead of my valid one. Clearing US immigration at YVR, it was brought to my attention by the customs agent. I was allowed to continue. There are people out there who employ a dash of common sense and leniency, thankfully. And I'll never repeat that error.