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Reminder that the UK is actually fairly lax in comparison to other countries when it comes to showing your drivers licence to police. Most countries require you to have it with you when you drive, the UK does not.
If you don't want to show your license, don't. Say you left it at home.
They can request that you come into a police station with it within 7 days, but in reality they probably won't because they can trivially search for this information anyway.
Certainly don't hand over an unlocked phone.
I mean, written a little anti-establishment, but you’re completely right, the ‘producer’ slip issued to bring your documents in has been standard stuff for decades and all of the digital info is available to them as soon as they stop you, so it’s literally just proving your face matches the documents to have it with you. If they just had your mug pop up on the screen in their car, who would need to produce anything?
I don't even need an ID at my credit union's drive thru. They look at their camera, they look at their computer, it's me, done.
I got a ticket, in my canoe, for not having my registration paper. The registration number and expiration tag are on the side of the fucking boat. I think the cop was annoyed that I had my license for having a trolling motor on hand, had to nail me somehow.
Think on that, we have to keep two pieces of paper available on a canoe. Had to print them on waterproof paper.
I would have known it was required if the water pig had asked for it when she pulled me over last year.
America's uptight about "papers please, comrade".