Urgh. My friend had this exact same issue with his passport. Trying to open a bank account, they need photo ID and proof of address. He took along a gas bill in his name and his 2 weeks expired passport (reminds me, I need a new one). Anyway, the cashier wouldn't open an account because his passport was out of date. Bloody hell, it's still him isn't it? If the government changed it so that passports were valid for one more year from date of issue would the ID suddenly bear a more striking resemblance to him?
Grr, idiots make me angry.
Had an incident at my local branch a while ago, went in to pay in a cheque. They know me in there and therefore only need my signature and not proof of ID. Also, it's my home branch so they don't need proof anyway. The girl behind the counter asked for ID. I said "You don't need it, it's my home branch, you only need a signature." Well, she starts off about how she's never seen me before and how if I came in more often she might recognise me. I go in almost every day to do something or other, she just joined the branch a few days ago and it was the first time she served me. In the end she just asked the cashier next to her "do you know this man?" She did, and the cashier reluctantly went through with the transaction. Bah. Could have all been solved right at the beginning if she just admitted she was new and didn't really know what she was doing.
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