I don’t understand…did I do something wrong?

River

I was in Wetherspoons with mum and her friend and at 9:30pm this security man came charging over asking for ID even tho I was drinking Diet Coke cos like clearly I’m a rebel drinking it. And I tried to show him a picture of my birth certificate to prove my age but he insisted on a physical copy and then because I did t have one he said I have to leave…

So mums friend called him a nobhead and we left. I was hardly being loud and partying in the corner reading a book 💀

Faolan

Jobsworth springs to mind

Millie2787

Most likely because weatherspoons have a policy that after a certain time only over 18s are allowed in - usually 9pm . As for the physical copy issue that’s standard everywhere - it’s because it could be a “fake” hence why they need to see the actual copy as it’s easier to spot the fakes then.

River

My birth certificate picture works in every shop tho and at other restaurants even if I was under 18 I was with proper adults and they are wrinkly XD

Millie2787

They technailly aren’t meant to accept photos of ID - Yeah I don’t think it matters if your with adults or not it’s just there weird curfew they have about under 18s after a certain time. I’ve been ID before after that time

briannat

Hey @Rose113 your reaction to this situation makes a lot of sense, I hope you'll feel better prepared next time? But it's definitely understandable that you weren't doing anything wrong and just felt picked on I hope outside of this security guard you were having a good time with your mum and her friend

River

@briannat i don’t have any other ID. Can’t carry my birth certificate around.