Timeline for Is it legitimate for European hotels to ask for passport numbers?
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| Nov 7, 2015 at 13:51 | comment | added | Gagravarr | @PeterTaylor I've seen a few people saying that the law isn't compatible with EU rules, and nothing saying it has been updated/fixed since the UK joined the the EU... Not sure I fancy being a test case over it though! | |
| Nov 6, 2015 at 21:29 | comment | added | Peter Taylor | @Gagravarr, surely EU law would require either that UK citizens are required to show identity documents or that all EU citizens are exempt? | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 12:08 | comment | added | Gagravarr |
I believe that the Immigration (Hotel Records) Order 1972 requires UK hotels to record passport or ID card details for non UK/Ireland/Commonwealth citizens. So, you wouldn't need to show any ID, but a European or American friend travelling with you might well be asked
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| Nov 5, 2015 at 11:04 | comment | added | user56reinstatemonica8 | I've only once or twice been asked for it in the UK (once when the desk staff assumed I wasn't from the UK), but I'm often asked for it in other EU countries. I don't know for sure (hence comment not answer) but I believe it's something intended for international, not domestic, guests. | |
| Nov 5, 2015 at 10:21 | history | answered | Calchas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |