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CITIZENCARD NEWS
 Winter 08-09 NewsletterThe latest CitizenCard newsletter PDF is available to read here and features information on our new Co-Brand partners. Articles include The National ID Card - Will it prevent underage sales? 1.8 million CitizenCards issued as tobacco age rises to 18 across UK1.8 million CitizenCards issued as tobacco age rises to 18 across UK Britain’s largest voluntary proof of age scheme, CitizenCard, has issued its 1.8 millionth card. Demand for CitizenCards has steadily grown as retailers enforce a ‘No ID No Sale’ policy on age-restricted goods such as tobacco and alcohol. Tomorrow Northern Ireland comes into line with the rest of the UK and the Republic when it raises the minimum tobacco age from 16 to 18. The minimum age limit for tobacco, alcohol, knives, solvents, fireworks and all forms of gambling apart from the National Lottery is now 18. CitizenCard Chief Executive Andrew Chevis said that retailers, airlines and other businesses welcome the fact that young adults have access to a nationally-recognised ID card which helps them enforce the laws on underage sales: “Businesses need to know how old their customers are, either for security or compliance reasons, and the fact that so many young people have chosen to buy a CitizenCard helps to reinforce the ‘No ID No Sale’ message. All this has been achieved thanks to the commitment of manufacturers and retailers and at no cost to the public purse.” Half-price (£5) CitizenCards are available from: major retailers Asda, Co-Op, Somerfield, Sainsburys, Threshers and Waitrose; pub operator Wetherspoons; gambling operators Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill; airlines Loganair and Flybe; and the scheme is promoted locally by more than 50 local authorities and police services. Latest Citizencard Newsletter Available MP Supports CitizenCardIain Wright, Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, will be visiting the The Local off-licence on Elwick Road this Friday to give his support to the CitizenCard, No ID,No Sale! Campaign. The No ID, No Sale! Campaign is aimed at stopping underage young people from purchasing alcohol and tobacco. The campaign is active in more than 100,000 retailers nationwide and is aimed at creating a culture in which young people expect to be asked to prove their age, and in which retailers accept only the correct forms of ID. The Tricky Question of AgeAt the beginning of October the legal age for buying tobacco rose from 16 to 18. But an investigation by The Argus yesterday revealed that most shops across Sussex were ignoring it and selling cigarettes to underage smokers without asking for ID. Katya Mira asks if there is any point in a law which is being widely broken. Pages : [1] 2 |
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