In some countries, Why is it necessary to have a driving licence to buy alcohol when you can't drink and drive?
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You don’t need a driver’s license to buy alcohol, you need proper ID that shows your age to be over 21 - in the US. At least this is the law.
That some establishments (in the US) won’t accept vertical IDs is because vertical IDs often indicate that the holder is under 21. Some states have been using vertical IDs to make it easier for places that serve alcohol to see that the ID holder is not of legal age. Unfortunately, vertical IDs are also used to indicated that the holder doesn’t have a driver’s license and that the card is a n ID only.
If you have a passport, use that. Though, sometimes, people in the US particularly, have never seen a passport and don’t know what one looks like and might reject that as well.
The alcohol server, in the US, is responsible for not serving alcohol to a minor. The server can be fined, lose their license to serve, lose their job and could even go to jail for serving alcohol to an underage person. Their employer could lose their license to serve alcohol. Is it any wonder that the server will only accept an ID that looks correct?
I suspect that these idea may change as more and more young people don’t get driver’s licenses. For the time being, however, you may have to find a different acceptable ID if your particular establishment won’t serve you and you are, indeed, 21.
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Any form of government issued photo identification (passports, state-issued ID cards, immigration cards,etc) are valid enough for the purchase of alcohol. Driving licenses are simply the most common form of photo identification carried by most people.
If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor?
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That some establishments (in the US) won’t accept vertical IDs is because vertical IDs often indicate that the holder is under 21. Some states have been using vertical IDs to make it easier for places that serve alcohol to see that the ID holder is not of legal age. Unfortunately, vertical IDs are also used to indicated that the holder doesn’t have a driver’s license and that the card is a n ID only.
If you have a passport, use that. Though, sometimes, people in the US particularly, have never seen a passport and don’t know what one looks like and might reject that as well.
The alcohol server, in the US, is responsible for not serving alcohol to a minor. The server can be fined, lose their license to serve, lose their job and could even go to jail for serving alcohol to an underage person. Their employer could lose their license to serve alcohol. Is it any wonder that the server will only accept an ID that looks correct?
I suspect that these idea may change as more and more young people don’t get driver’s licenses. For the time being, however, you may have to find a different acceptable ID if your particular establishment won’t serve you and you are, indeed, 21.