Monday, February 20, 2006
Explore Card Now gives Proof of Age
Holders of Suffolk County Council’s Explore card have an extra benefit on their new travel discount card - they can now use it as an official proof-of-age card.
Following an audit, the Explore card scheme has been granted PASS accreditation. This represents the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) and is the UK's national guarantee scheme for proof-of-age cards.
Younger Explore cardholders will be able to prove that they are eligible for child prices and the over-18s will no longer have to carry passports or driving licenses with them every time they go out to the cinema or a nightclub.
Over 2,000 Suffolk shopkeepers and pub landlords are being visited by officers from Trading Standards and Suffolk Police to raise awareness of the Explore card which can be relied on when checking the age of young people.
In September 2005 retailers were encouraged to adopt a policy of 'No PASS, no sale'. PASS cards are recognised, along with passports and driving licenses, as reliable proof of age. This makes checking ages much easier for retailers- they simply check the photo and date of birth on the card, and the sale can proceed.
Holders of Suffolk County Council’s Explore card have an extra benefit on their new travel discount card - they can now use it as an official proof-of-age card.
Following an audit, the Explore card scheme has been granted PASS accreditation. This represents the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) and is the UK's national guarantee scheme for proof-of-age cards.
Younger Explore cardholders will be able to prove that they are eligible for child prices and the over-18s will no longer have to carry passports or driving licenses with them every time they go out to the cinema or a nightclub.
Over 2,000 Suffolk shopkeepers and pub landlords are being visited by officers from Trading Standards and Suffolk Police to raise awareness of the Explore card which can be relied on when checking the age of young people.
In September 2005 retailers were encouraged to adopt a policy of 'No PASS, no sale'. PASS cards are recognised, along with passports and driving licenses, as reliable proof of age. This makes checking ages much easier for retailers- they simply check the photo and date of birth on the card, and the sale can proceed.
