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Left my Driver's License on plane.. now what?
Hello,
I'm hoping that someone here might be able to provide advice for a panicked traveler... This last Saturday (Dec 13), I flew to Kentucky from California in order to spend the holidays with my family. Today, while out shopping with my sister, I realized that my driver's license--my only valid photo id-- had not made it back into my wallet. I usually drop it down in my laptop case or backpack during travel, so I really wasn't concerned at first. When I got back to my parents and went through my stuff, I couldn't find it. I got to thinking about it, and I'm certain the dl was left probably in the seatback pocket on the plane I was on from LA to Nashville. I called Southwest, and the license has not been turned into them--well, at least not at Nashville. They said if it where found, it would be sent back to the address on it, which is in California, so if it has been found, I'm still out of luck right now. I called the California DMV, and they are going to send me a temporary license, which means I'll be able to drive once it gets here, but it doesn't have a photo, so it won't get me through the TSA checkpoint. I have a social security card and school photo ID, and my mom has an official copy of my birth certificate, but we're not sure these will work either. My sister suggested getting a passport, but I'd have to have expedited service to get it here before January 3 when I go back, and my mother threw a fit over the price, even though I'd be paying for it. I've done some looking around on the TSA website, but still haven't found an answer as to what will get me through and what won't. In one part, they say if you have a paper ticket, you can get through with two forms of non-photo id, so long as one is government issue. I'm going to be flying back on a Southwest Reward ticket, so I'm not sure if that would count as a paper ticket or not. (I'm thinking it would not count). We checked into seeing if I could get a Kentucky State ID card (not dl), but since I have a driver's license in another state, they said I could not be issued a card. Has this happened to anyone else? What are my options? Any suggestions? Please reply to the group. I use a fake e-mail on usenet to try to cut down on spam. Thanks in Advance, DRB |
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Left my Driver's License on plane.. now what?
DRB wrote:
I called the California DMV, and they are going to send me a temporary license, which means I'll be able to drive once it gets here, but it doesn't have a photo, so it won't get me through the TSA checkpoint. At the end of October, I traveled with a friend who does not drive - and at the airport, he discovered that his wife had dropped _her_ expired passport into his briefcase instead of his current one. He had no photo ID either. The checkin agent issued a boarding pass and handwrote something on it to indicate that he was supposed to get the full check at security. Which he got. He was thoroughly wanded and his carryons were hand-searched. And he got on the plane. This was in Boston. His wife fedexed his passport to the hotel and the return flight did not include any extra wanding. The ID requirement seems to be meant to satisfy the airline (not the TSA) that you are the person to whom the ticket was sold. The TSA should be interested only in whether you are a threat - regardless of the quality of your ID. Sample size = 1. |
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Left my Driver's License on plane.. now what?
The ID requirement seems to be meant to satisfy
the airline (not the TSA) that you are the person to whom the ticket was sold. Yes, on the several flights I've taken during the last year the people at the security checkpoint have never asked to see my ID; they just ask to see my ticket (since only people with tickets are permitted past the security checkpoint). But the airlines have always wanted to see proper ID before I board. The TSA should be interested only in whether you are a threat - regardless of the quality of your ID. My guess is that lack of proper ID --if they requested one -- is one of the things that would raise a red flag as far as the security people were concerned. But as a practical matter I don't think that's likely to happen as long as you have sufficient ID to satisify the airline. James ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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Left my Driver's License on plane.. now what?
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 02:34:25 GMT in rec.travel.usa-canada, "DRB"
wrote: Has this happened to anyone else? What are my options? Any suggestions? go NOW to the airport from which you will be departing, and talk to the airline ticket agents that you will have to see then. they can advise you and perhaps put something in your computer reservation file to indicate that your photo ID was lost. |
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RHess wrote:
DRB wrote: I called the California DMV, and they are going to send me a temporary license, which means I'll be able to drive once it gets here, but it doesn't have a photo, so it won't get me through the TSA checkpoint. At the end of October, I traveled with a friend who does not drive - and at the airport, he discovered that his wife had dropped _her_ expired passport into his briefcase instead of his current one. He had no photo ID either. Expired passports should work okay (after all, you hardly would have changed your identity since you got it). I specifically asked about this, since at one point I had to fly (on United, I think) when my current passport was in the Vietnamese embassy waiting for a visa, and said it was no problem. -- Evelyn C. Leeper http://www.geocities.com/evelynleeper If you won't be better tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for tomorrow? --Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav |
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Left my Driver's License on plane.. now what?
On 12/15/2003 9:34 PM DRB performed amanuensis:
Hello, I'm hoping that someone here might be able to provide advice for a panicked traveler... This last Saturday (Dec 13), I flew to Kentucky from California in order to spend the holidays with my family. Today, while out shopping with my sister, I realized that my driver's license--my only valid photo id-- had not made it back into my wallet. I usually drop it down in my laptop case or backpack during travel, so I really wasn't concerned at first. When I got back to my parents and went through my stuff, I couldn't find it. I got to thinking about it, and I'm certain the dl was left probably in the seatback pocket on the plane I was on from LA to Nashville. I called Southwest, and the license has not been turned into them--well, at least not at Nashville. They said if it where found, it would be sent back to the address on it, which is in California, so if it has been found, I'm still out of luck right now. I called the California DMV, and they are going to send me a temporary license, which means I'll be able to drive once it gets here, but it doesn't have a photo, so it won't get me through the TSA checkpoint. I have a social security card and school photo ID, and my mom has an official copy of my birth certificate, but we're not sure these will work either. My sister suggested getting a passport, but I'd have to have expedited service to get it here before January 3 when I go back, and my mother threw a fit over the price, even though I'd be paying for it. I've done some looking around on the TSA website, but still haven't found an answer as to what will get me through and what won't. In one part, they say if you have a paper ticket, you can get through with two forms of non-photo id, so long as one is government issue. I'm going to be flying back on a Southwest Reward ticket, so I'm not sure if that would count as a paper ticket or not. (I'm thinking it would not count). We checked into seeing if I could get a Kentucky State ID card (not dl), but since I have a driver's license in another state, they said I could not be issued a card. Has this happened to anyone else? What are my options? Any suggestions? Please reply to the group. I use a fake e-mail on usenet to try to cut down on spam. Thanks in Advance, DRB On a trip to Cancun Mexico, I lost my Photo ID driver's licence. I got through Immigration with my certified birth certificate and a $20.00 "processing fee". On the return trip I was repatriated with my Birth Certificate, my BJ's Wholesale Store photo ID. US Immigration asked me questions like: "In what hospital were you born?" , "What is your zip code?", "What is your mother's maiden name?" and "Where did you go to school?" This was before 9/11. -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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"me" wrote in message m... (Dennis P. Harris) wrote in message . .. On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 02:34:25 GMT in rec.travel.usa-canada, "DRB" wrote: Has this happened to anyone else? What are my options? Any suggestions? go NOW to the airport from which you will be departing, and talk to the airline ticket agents that you will have to see then. they can advise you and perhaps put something in your computer reservation file to indicate that your photo ID was lost. I was in virtually the exact situation in Manhattan. I went to Grand Central days before my return, where Delta had a ticket desk. 20 minutes of discussion and some faxes of documents from home had them typing in a small monologue about my travails which allowed me through the system on my travel day. It will take longer at each step as you re-explain to some extent, but they do have some procedures. If you have ANYTHING with your photo + name on it, get it or a faxed copy. An old passport, a company ID, a credit card, a school ID, ANYTHING will get you through. The lesson I learned was that one should have some small ziplock back with "emergency ID" in it separate from the rest. A passport is a good one, even traveling domestically (internationally, put the DL in the ziplock and carry the passport). Slip in an extra credit card, and a couple hundred bucks too. Duct tape it to the bottom of your suit case or something. Thanks for the advice. My mother called the local courthouse again, which does DL and ID cards since there is no DMV around here in the little rural KY area. She explained the situation in-depth to them and they said that they would make an exception to their "if you have a dl issued somewhere out-of-state, we won't issue an ID card" rule. I suppose one of the advantges to growing up in a small area is that if you spent the first 22 years of your life here, they'll still take care of you. Once I get back to California, I'm going to get a passport--I've never gotten one since I've never needed to go out the country yet, and I was just going to wait until I did. I may also check and see if they'll issue an ID Card in addition to a new DL. Thanks again, DRB |
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"Evelyn C. Leeper" wrote:
Expired passports should work okay (after all, you hardly would have changed your identity since you got it). I specifically asked about this, since at one point I had to fly (on United, I think) when my current passport was in the Vietnamese embassy waiting for a visa, and said it was no problem. This must be one of those things that varies by airport/agent. My friend was specifically told that an expired passport was NOT a valid photo ID. (Ok, and the passport he had was his wife's expired passport, but that's another issue.) Of course, the simplest way to fix a missing ID is to find a local 16-year-old and ask him where he gets his phony IDs, and get one. Which is why the photo ID requirement is such a crock. |
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"DRB" wrote in message .com...
[snip] I may also check and see if they'll issue an ID Card in addition to a new DL. Come back and let us know. I've been toying with the same thing. I don't really see why the state should mind (presuming I'm willing to pay for it) issueing me either a duplicate DL or at least the same ID's they issue for folks that can't drive. |
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