BLOODY Tesco wouldn’t deliver my food shop

Why? Not everyone drives or goes abroad! I find it strange you can't comprehend a situation where an adult doesn't have photo ID.

Yes I know. I am agreeing with her.

If you read my later post, I suggested she complain to Tesco on social media.

Its a widely used policy to refuse anything age restricted to those who appear over 25 unless they can provide ID.

I agree OP.
Slightly off topic - just a personal wonder out loud... what does fake ID look like? I going to assume the answer to my own question ... real! Poor delivery drivers and poor customers!

This happened to me with a c&c at Tesco. When I questioned it, she said it was just a spot check and then it didn't happen again.

I have a voter id from the council. But it’s an a4 bit of paper with my name and photo on it don’t think my dob is on it. Plus it looks like a cheap photocopy but of paper.

Hang on, so my son and his wife would be unable to get a Tesco delivery because they are both under 25? Or can they prove they are over 18 in which case they can have it??

But the point is, they wouldn't be breaking the law, as the OP said she hadn't got any age restricted products in her shop.

That is what she is talking about, and she is quite right, it is ridiculous.
She specifically said she doesn't blame the driver, it is the shop that is being ridiculous.

It's because Tesco put the fear of God into their staff regarding Think 25.
To be fair there does seem to be a lot of outside agencies testing staff relentlessly with the intent on catching them out. There are huge fines to be paid if they do.

There's a Voter ID card. I have one. They are free.

Same at ASDA. Challenge 25, if you look under 25 you are asked for ID and if you can't provide any you don't get your shopping! Even if it's just cornflakes!

Along with restricted items, I was told it was due to the transfer of money online. It does say on the receipt that someone 18 or over has to be in to accept the shopping.

The oldest person i've asked for ID turned out to be 40 🤣 and a couple of customers over the years have got really peed off with me when I didn't ask them for ID...they looked a lot older than 25!

What do you do when you go to vote?

Massively annoying and ridiculous.

But you need your photo identity confirmed for any other photo ID documents. You can’t just have people claiming an identity with no checks or verification and it being accepted as an official document.

They probably have to ask for Id for every order to protect the driver from having to make an on the spot decision as to whether you appear over 25 or not. That decision could result in huge fines and other issues, and it's not fair for it to land on one person's head when using their own discretion to determine if you're old enough, or if there's restricted items, if you're likely to kick off if thry ask you o prove your age for a restricted product. If it's a blanket policy of "no id, no delivery", then no one is at risk of getting it wrong, and hopefully no one will try and order things they aren't old enough to purchase, if this becomes the norm, as would be pointless even attempting it. As annoying as it is for the customer, and like you said, a heads up when you ordered to say proof of id will be required could have prevented this whole thing.

In your opinion.

And you actually have to 'look' over 25 by the policy. I'm just saying what DH says he thinks about when he sees a customer. He's given just 6 minutes a drop for some deliveries, so he'd rather not have to ask for ID unless he really feels it's necessary. Your driver obviously did feel it necessary otherwise he'd not have asked and risked making his whole shift run late.

Complain to tesco though - they're quite responsive if you do it via social media.

This seems like a reasonable option, but, you need a referee which may or may not be easy.

Sainsburys also have think 25. My husband is a driver. In your situation, he could have lost his job if he'd given you the delivery without seeing ID in person. Sainsburys do random checks and even have secret shoppers who look under 25 and have 'lost their ID'. It doesn't matter what's in the delivery BTW.

It's a slightly ridiculous policy in that it's up to the driver whether they think you're under 25 but it's there to ensure tesco don't break the law. DH says that he only asks if the customer clearly looks around 17/18 but sometimes its very had to tell and he'd prefer to stay employed.

Have I missed a memo? When did it become strange to only have one from of ID, I know people who don't drive and people who either don't have or haven't renewed their passports

I'm absolutely certain they don't have anything strange about them

Those of you without any form of id can get one of these for £18: https://www.citizencard.com/apply-for-a-uk-id-card-online

A provisional drivers licence is £34,

I don't have any valid ID at the minute. Lost my passport, and I had a provisional licence (live in a city and never bothered learning to drive) which has now expired!

Well, you'd find me strange then. I have no ID. I don't go on foreign holidays, so I don't have a passport and I don't drive, so I don't have a driving licence. It's a pain in the neck, but, I honestly don't have photo ID - I could show my birth certificate but, of course, that's in my maiden name, so not much use, and I could show my wedding licence, but that doesn't come with a photo. I don't think I should have to pay for either a passport or a driver's licence when I would make no use of them, just so that I can prove I am who I say I am.

Put a complaint into the store, and if it is a policy, then shift to another store. Or don't, and be aware the new policy..

For a long time I had none! I don't drive, I had no intention of travelling so no passport... Proving ID for bank accounts was bloody difficult.

I do now have a passport as I needed to go to Belgium a few years back, but I won't ever travel out of the country again so unless someone comes up with some sort of official ID card, when that lapses I presumably will have no id again!

I don't think it'd be that hard for tills to print an age restricted indicator on the order list/receipt to flag to drivers that the order does contain age restricted items (surprised if that isn't already the case actually).

So what are those of us without ID meant to do, spaff a large chunk of money on a passport we won't use for anything but ID?