UK ID Card???

Is there such a thing here as an ID card like we'd have back in the states.  Something to be used for identification, with your address and details on it, looks like a drivers liscense but of course is not....  I'm pretty sure ID Card would be the proper name for it...?
Anyway, I don't drive in the UK and I don't want to go through the hassle of getting a UK DL as it's not neccesary for me at all, but I've sometimes needed proof of address for things and I never have anything to show! What do UK Citizens use to identify themselves, and address, if they do not drive??

BTW- Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, wasn't sure if it should go in Trasportation with the DL topics??

Not really.  You can get a provisional license though. 

Most places I've come across that want proof of address want bills in your name at your address. I don't think I've seen somewhere that would take a dl or permit as proof of address - as photo id yes, but not as address. But I may be completely wrong and places will.

Getting a provisional license is your best bet, and you don't have to do a thing about driving.

And places do take it as proof of address.

Getting a provisional license is your best bet, and you don't have to do a thing about driving.

And places do take it as proof of address.

......and what does that cost?

It costs 50 pounds.

The government abolished the ID card before it was introduced -- but a few people who use this website will already have been issued with one as it went to foreigners first!

It costs 50 pounds.

Thank you

very interesting, thank you!  at first I was just curious but now I am having a lot of troubles with NatWest because of this, so I guess I am going to have to look into the provisional liscense.  I did have the forms for it, but I was a bit confused, am I correct that I have to send in my US AL with the form?  I don't want to give that up so that when I visit America I will have a US ID, AND so that I will have no hassles still driving in America.

No, you don't need to send your US license. 

Instead, just use your passport and a utility bill.  that is really the standard form of identification.  A lot of places won't take a driving license as proof of address.