Blitz Bureau
Digital driving licences are to be introduced in the UK as the Government looks to use technology to “transform public services”, according to BBC.
They will be accessed on a new Government smartphone app and could be accepted as a form of ID when buying alcohol, voting, or boarding domestic flights. Physical licences will still be issued, but ministers believe the voluntary digital option will “drag Government into the 2020s,” according to The Times.
A Government spokesperson told BBC News: “This government is committed to using technology to make people’s lives easier and transform public services.
“Technology now makes it possible for digital identities to be more secure than physical ones, but we remain clear that they will not be made mandatory.” The virtual licences could be used at supermarket self-checkouts, The Times said, allowing customers to verify their own age without waiting for a member of staff.
