New- One More Hassle For Flying

[Reinz]

Starting Oct, 2020 you need a “Real ID” issued by the gubmint for flying identification. Only driver’s licenses with a “star” at the top qualify.

If you plan on flying in the future you better get your gubmint approved ID. Is this really going to be an improvement? It must, it’s gubmint backed!

[67temp]

I've got to get a new lisc in the next week or so and the requirements for getting one is a hassle.

[Ax01]

ugh gawd. i was my birthday the other week and i had to renew my license. my state's temporary license and ID is just a 8 1/2 x 11 plain white paper printout w/ a barcode but no picture. it takes up to 30 days to get the new license (which i think is this Real ID one) in the mail and i'm supposed to be in Montana on business this week. i hope i can make it through TSA w/ my paper ID. i hate the system.

[Reinz]

Can’t you use your old DL along with your new paper?

When Texas used to cut the old license in half, they would give you back the photo portion for such things.

[Ax01]

Can’t you use your old DL along with your new paper?

When Texas used to cut the old license in half, they would give you back the photo portion for such things.

i hope so. i still have my old one; they just hole punched it which "invalidates" it. LOl i already got denied bar service at a bowling alley w/ my paper ID.

[BlazeMagic]

I just got back from the US, and while security was still a mess, I was happy that I didn't have to take my shoes off at one of the airports at least, so that was a good start.

It's a very different feeling when you fly domestically in Australia (or most other countries), where I think I had to show my boarding pass once, walk through a metal detector, and that was about it.