Do we need to carry our passports around with us?

Now that we are living in the UK on our ICT visas do we need to always have our passports on us, or can we leave them at home?

Leave them at home.

Leave them at home.

Yep I agree with Geeta. Absolutely no reason to carry them about. Only time i take passport out is for identity purposes or when i am flying,other than that they stay away..

Yep I agree with Geeta. Absolutely no reason to carry them about. Only time i take passport out is for identity purposes or when i am flying,other than that they stay away..

Yeah, it's a nuisance having no other form of ID though.  I had to show my passport (Irish) when I joined the local independent library.  Fortunately they warn beforehand to bring ID with you so it wasn't a wasted trip.

Thank you all.  It is a bit of a pain to carry around all the time.

If you need ID you can apply for a provisional driving licence (whether you're planning on driving or not). You'll need to send off your passport but it does give you a UK form of ID.

Honestly, I found after I got set up with a bank, GP and other basic stuff, I haven't needed ID for anything in the past two years besides work (but they need to see my passport and BRP for that).

If you need ID you can apply for a provisional driving licence (whether you're planning on driving or not). You'll need to send off your passport but it does give you a UK form of ID.

Yeah, I know about the provisional license business but reluctant to send off passport unless absolutely necessary.