Originally Posted by
WillTravel
Apparently this little bit of verbiage on the Ryanair site is what they can rely upon, given the original poster was not born in the UK:
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.
Where did you find that bit? The wording I found (by following the "PHoto ID" link) simply says:
A valid driving licence with photo, is acceptable only for travel on internal flights within the UK, internal flights within Italy and UK-Republic of Ireland-UK.
This is the URL:
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/faqs....&quest=photoid
To answer
Trojanhorse: Until very recently there was no government requirement to show any kind of ID at all on internal flights. I have a feeling this may have changed within the last few months (Aurigny - whom I use a lot for flights to the Channel Islands - started requiring ID some time last year), but I believe it's still up to airlines what they accept, and Ryanair is far more restrictive than most. This is what FlyBe will accept:
* A valid passport
* An expired passport (can be used on domestic flights for up to two
years after expiry)
* Valid photographic EU or Swiss national identity card
* Valid photographic driving licence full/provisional
* Valid armed forces identity card
* Valid police warrant card/badge
* Valid airport employees security identity pass
* A child on parent' s passport is an acceptable form of ID
* CitizenCard
* Valid photographic firearm certificate
* Valid Government-issued identity card
* Electoral identity card
* NUS cards photographic (National Union of Students)
* Photographic University/College ID card
* Company ID cards of Nationally recognised companies (photographic)
* Council issued bus pass (Senior Citizens only)
* Pension book or Post Office card (as only acceptable forms of non-photographic identification)
Note the last bit - they will even accept some types of
non-photo ID