Identity Cards

[TheHeathens]

Well then don't carry a fingerprint kit around with you. If it was a legal requirement to exchange identities then we should be entitled to take fingerprints. The fact that they might drive off is irrelevant in the context of today.

Getting their numberplates is enough - if they've cloned their plates, they sure as hell aren't going to give you their fingerprints! Aside from that, why should you have my fingerprints anyway? Who knows what an unscrupulous person could do with them given any future technological advances.

The other idea that everyone who doesn't have insurance is going to attack you for asking for their fingerprints is nonsense. Those sort of people don't stop anyway.

So what's the point in fingerprinting people - if people are driving their cars legally, you get their car registration. If they're not, you're not going to get their fingerprints anyway.

I drive legally but there's no way I would give my fingerprints to anyone at the roadside. My mate was in a taxi in Leeds and a car pulled out in front of them; the taxi driver actually steered into the car to create a collision and then tried to get the passengers to claim for personal injury through their friend's firm of solicitors. They were dodgy as hell and illustrates my point about you not knowing who you are giving details to.

I'd love to see you approach some (for example) armed robbers driving a stolen car with cloned plates that can't drive off (due to the collision) asking for finger prints!