welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Todd_is_God said: You can do this digitally now It's truly the world of tomorrow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, welshbairn said: You've never been emailed a document you have to sign and return? If I did I'd sign it using my tablet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, welshbairn said: It has in the past. Most of the time border officials aren't too bothered about people leaving, it's those coming in they scrutinise. Then it's easy to verify who you are back in the UK. It was a while ago flying home from Germany, wasn't a big deal but I think the airline had to phone the UK to check it was ok. I don’t actually believe you but even if it was possible how would that work out with a biometric passport these days? Do you have a scan of your chip from the passport? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Left Back said: I don’t actually believe you but even if it was possible how would that work out with a biometric passport these days? Do you have a scan of your chip from the passport? Well you'd obviously need it checked by a human being rather than a machine. They do still exist. The point of the scan is to aid you in proving you are who you say you are, not to replace a passport. Edited October 13, 2021 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, craigkillie said: If I did I'd sign it using my tablet. With a digital pen no doubt. A printer/scanner is just as easy and a lot cheaper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, welshbairn said: It has in the past. Most of the time border officials aren't too bothered about people leaving, it's those coming in they scrutinise. Then it's easy to verify who you are back in the UK. It was a while ago flying home from Germany, wasn't a big deal but I think the airline had to phone the UK to check it was ok. That's an outrageous statement. Events over the last 20 years especially mean border officials are very interested in who is travelling across their borders. The idea that a printed, easily photoshopped, copy of your passport is going to be accepted in 2021 is ludicrous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: With a digital pen no doubt. A printer/scanner is just as easy and a lot cheaper. No. Your finger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Todd_is_God said: No. Your finger. So you've tried doing an accurate signature with your finger? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: Well you'd obviously need it checked by a human being rather than a machine. They do still exist. So a border official at both sides would happily verify you using just a scan of a passport, and the airline would let you board with the same scan. why do we even bother carrying passports then? Why is it when you’re abroad and lose or damage your passport you have to go to the nearest consulate/embassy and get one of those yellow temporary jobs at a cost of several hundred pounds to get home? If everyone will accept a photocopy the bloke I met in a passport control queue in Rhodes with his original passport with a torn page and his very expensive temporary passport must have been properly shafted. You’re full of shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Fucking photocopy of a passport [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: With a digital pen no doubt. A printer/scanner is just as easy and a lot cheaper. In what way would going out and buying a printer/scanner be easier or cheaper than using a tablet and pen I already own? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: So you've tried doing an accurate signature with your finger? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Left Back said: So a border official at both sides would happily verify you using just a scan of a passport, and the airline would let you board with the same scan. why do we even bother carrying passports then? Why is it when you’re abroad and lose or damage your passport you have to go to the nearest consulate/embassy and get one of those yellow temporary jobs at a cost of several hundred pounds to get home? If everyone will accept a photocopy the bloke I met in a passport control queue in Rhodes with his original passport with a torn page and his very expensive temporary passport must have been properly shafted. You’re full of shit. You lot are far too disbelieving and rude to continue this conversation. I lost my bag in Germany with my passport in it. I phoned the airline and explained the problem, and that I had a photocopy of the passport. They talked to the UK airport officials, and the Frankfurt ones, and it was arranged. Not a big deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 You absolutely cannot travel on a photocopy of a passport, it is useful to have a photocopy incase you lose your old one as it means you can fill out forms etc to declare yours lost (who knows their passport number?) and makes things slightly easier. Ive known of several people being stopped from boarding flights in the UK for all manner of reasons so this notion that they don’t care who leaves is baffling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, craigkillie said: In what way would going out and buying a printer/scanner be easier or cheaper than using a tablet and pen I already own? Well it wouldn't, obviously. Since I already own a printer I won't be going out to buy a tablet and pen either, but will be reassured by having paper back ups of essential documents when travelling. Each to their own. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Welshy's current SIMP Level = Cult Leader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: You lot are far too disbelieving and rude to continue this conversation. I lost my bag in Germany with my passport in it. I phoned the airline and explained the problem, and that I had a photocopy of the passport. They talked to the UK airport officials, and the Frankfurt ones, and it was arranged. Not a big deal. Course it was. Are you royalty? Is this how Prince Andrew is spending his time? Posting shite on a Scottish football forum now he can’t be seen in public. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just now, Todd_is_God said: Welshy's current SIMP Level = Cult Leader You have to be in a cult to think that simp means anything out side loony American tin foil hat wearing white supremacist circles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Snafu said: I take it that masks are now back in schools and colleges in England? Someone must be getting very wealthy out of all these opportunities. No. A few public health crazies in Cambridgeshire started mewling about it, but that's it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Left Back said: Course it was. Are you royalty? Is this how Prince Andrew is spending his time? Posting shite on a Scottish football forum now he can’t be seen in public. You lot have spent to much of your lives digitally so you can't understand how to get around problems through human interaction. You'd be amazed. The scan of my passport matched the data the UK border control had, my plane ticket, the electoral roll, my bank card, everything they needed. I don't understand or care why you think this was unbelievable. Edited October 13, 2021 by welshbairn -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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