--- title: "What ID Do London Clubs Accept? Passports, Licences, PASS Cards and Digital ID" description: "UK clubs accept a passport, photo driving licence or PASS card. London doors still want the physical card, even after September 2026's digital ID change." author: "MNEEMO (Yaroslav Gorovoy)" section: "Scene" published: "2026-10-29T08:00:00Z" modified: "2026-10-29T08:00:00Z" canonical: "https://www.mneemo.com/blog/what-id-do-london-clubs-accept-2026/" --- # What ID Do London Clubs Accept? Passports, Licences, PASS Cards and Digital ID _UK clubs accept a passport, photo driving licence or PASS card. London doors still want the physical card, even after September 2026's digital ID change._ ![The ground floor of fabric on Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, with its steel entrance doors under the fabric sign](https://www.mneemo.com/assets/blog/what-id-do-london-clubs-accept-2026/hero.jpg?v=2ea8b081) **London clubs accept three kinds of ID at the door: a valid passport, a photocard driving licence, or a proof-of-age card with the PASS hologram, such as a CitizenCard. fabric and Drumsheds also name foreign national ID cards, and Egg names the provisional licence. None of them lists a photo, photocopy or screenshot of your ID, or a digital ID app, and that is still true at the time of writing, even though the law on digital proof of age for buying alcohol in England and Wales changed on 15 September 2026.** This page quotes what each door actually says and explains why the new rules have not reached the club door yet. My advice has not changed: carry the physical card. ## Club ID at a glance - **Accepted at every door in this guide that lists documents:** passport, photocard driving licence, PASS-hologram card (WHP names the CitizenCard). - **Accepted at some:** foreign national ID cards (fabric, Drumsheds), provisional licence (Egg). - **Refused:** photos, photocopies and screenshots of ID; expired documents at Egg and Drumsheds. - **Scanned:** fabric, Ministry of Sound and Egg scan your ID on the way in. - **Digital ID:** legal for alcohol sales since 15 September 2026, optional for venues, and on none of these club FAQs at the time of writing. - **Lost it inside:** no re-entry at fabric, Ministry or Drumsheds, so ask staff before you leave. ## What each door says The venues' own FAQs, as they read in late September 2026. The quoted lines are their wording. VenueID the FAQ acceptsScanned?The line that catches people out fabric, FarringdonPassport, foreign national ID card, driving licence, "Home Office-approved PASS holograms"Yes, "as a condition of entry""No ID means no entry." Ministry of Sound, Elephant and Castle"government issued ID such as a photo card driving licence, passport or PASS identification card"Yes, a "new digital ID scanning system""valid physical photo ID" only. "Strictly no ID, no entry." Egg London, N7Unexpired passport, driving licence, provisional licence, PASS-hologram cardYes, a "Club Scan system at the front door""photocopies, digital images, or screenshots of IDs will not be accepted under any circumstances" Drumsheds, Meridian WaterPassport, foreign national ID card, driving licence, PASS hologramTickets scanned; ID scanning not statedNo expired ID; a named ticket must match your photo ID; Challenge 25 at entry Tape London, MayfairPhysical IDNot stated"PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOUR ID WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED" The Warehouse Project, ManchesterPassport, driving licence, Citizen Card with PASS hologramNot statedChallenge 25, worded as bar staff checking anyone who looks under 25 The core three documents are on every list here that names documents; Tape asks only for physical ID. The extras are not: a foreign national ID card is named at fabric and Drumsheds but not on Egg's list, so a visitor going to Egg should bring the passport. WHP's full door policy is in our [Warehouse Project 2026 guide](https://www.mneemo.com/blog/warehouse-project-2026-lineup-dates-guide/), and the fabric door, from queue to cloakroom, has its own page. ## Why a photo of your ID does not work First, the law behind the bar. Every venue with a licence to sell alcohol in England and Wales must have an age verification policy, and the mandatory licensing condition says it must require anyone who appears to be under 18, or an older age the policy sets, to produce on request ID bearing their photograph and date of birth and either a holographic mark or an ultraviolet feature. A picture of a hologram is not a hologram. Second, the scanner: at fabric, Ministry and Egg the document goes into a reader built to check the card, not a picture of it. Third, the door is checking you as much as the card, and a photo only proves that someone once held it. None of these FAQs leaves room for discretion, so there is nothing to negotiate. That photo does have one use. GOV.UK says a photo or photocopy of a lost passport helps you answer questions when you cancel it. Keep it for that. ![Two dark blue passports lying on a grey wooden tabletop, one overlapping the other](https://www.mneemo.com/assets/blog/what-id-do-london-clubs-accept-2026/img-01.jpg?v=9b23b4e8) *FIG. 02 · PASSPORTS: ACCEPTED AT EVERY DOOR, WORST TO LOSE. Photo: Kristin Hardwick, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.* ## What ID scanning is, and what happens to your data fabric is the only club here that publishes what it does with the scan: "When you enter fabric, we scan your ID details into our system to comply with our Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003. This information may be stored indefinitely." It is "only used for incident investigations, police requests, or subject access requests from the data subject. It is not shared with third parties." And: "we cannot allow entry if you refuse," while "withdrawal of consent or erasure requests cannot be processed." In plain English: the scan is the price of entry, the record may be kept indefinitely, and you cannot have it deleted. You can ask to see it. That is a subject access request, and the ICO says organisations usually have one month to respond. Ministry says physical photo ID is "a condition of entry for our premises licence"; Egg says its Club Scan system is there "to enhance safety and security." Neither says how long it keeps the data, so ask them the questions fabric already answers. ## Digital ID: what changed on 15 September The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026 was made on 14 September and came into force the next day in England and Wales. It lets a venue accept "identification in digital form" for alcohol sales if it has an agreement with a provider on the government's register that will confirm whether the customer is old enough and deliver identification that reaches at least a "medium level of confidence". The check is done by technology, not by eye: the government describes a QR code scanned by staff, or a phone tapped on a reader. The apps named in its announcement, by their makers, are Yoti ID, Post Office EasyID and Luciditi ID. It is optional, and in the words of the Digital Government Minister, Stephanie Peacock, "physical ID will remain a valid way for customers to prove their age." GOV.UK Wallet and the digital driving licence are separate, for now. So can you use Yoti to get into a London club? Not at the doors in this guide, at the time of writing. The new rules cover the sale of alcohol, fabric and Ministry tie their door scan to their own premises licences, and Ministry and Egg say "physical" in so many words. The Night Time Industries Association backed the principle in a statement posted to its site on 15 September, and its chief executive, Michael Kill, named the gap: "Many licensed premises already use sophisticated ID scanning and verification systems, so we need clarity on how digital credentials will integrate with existing infrastructure without adding unnecessary cost or complexity." My read: digital ID will reach club nights one venue at a time, probably at the bar first, because that is where the law changed. Until your club's FAQ names a digital option, the app will not get you through a door that scans physical documents. ## Challenge 25: the door and the bar are two checks At the door the venue sets the rule. Drumsheds says that if you "look under the age of 25, you may be asked to show identification to prove your age to be granted entry." At the bar the licensing condition applies, and WHP says customers "will need to show valid ID upon entry and also at the bars." Being let in is not proof of age at the bar, so if your ID is in the cloakroom, the bar can refuse to serve you. Keep it on you all night. ## Lost your ID inside the club - **Stay in:** fabric says "re-entry is not allowed", Ministry "There is no re-entry to the club", Drumsheds "re-admittance will not be permitted." Ask the cloakroom and staff first. - **Lost property:** fabric holds items for four weeks, Ministry up to 30 days, Egg guarantees one week, and Drumsheds three weeks, after which passports and IDs "are securely disposed of". - **Passport:** cancel it on GOV.UK "as soon as possible". - **Driving licence:** £20 to replace online, usually within a week. Send the old one back to DVLA if it turns up. - **Next weekend:** a CitizenCard costs £18 and takes up to 21 days, or £35 on fast-track for one to two working days. ## What I would carry A photocard licence or a PASS card, not a passport. Every door here takes it, and losing it on a dancefloor is an annoyance, not a problem with your next flight. Check the expiry date, and use the exact name on it for named tickets and lists; the guest list guide explains why. ID is half of getting in. The other half is the dress code, and [what to wear to a London club](https://www.mneemo.com/blog/what-to-wear-london-clubs-dress-codes-2026/) goes venue by venue. Students need the physical student card too, as our [freshers guide](https://www.mneemo.com/blog/freshers-week-clubbing-2026-uk-guide/) explains. ## FAQ **What ID do clubs accept in the UK?** A valid passport, a photocard driving licence, or a PASS-hologram card such as a CitizenCard. Some London clubs also name foreign national ID cards (fabric, Drumsheds) or the provisional licence (Egg). **Can I use a photo of my ID to get into a club?** No. Egg refuses photocopies, digital images and screenshots "under any circumstances", Tape London refuses photographs of ID, and Ministry asks for "valid physical photo ID". **Can I use Yoti as ID for clubs in the UK?** Not at the London club doors in this guide, at the time of writing. Since 15 September 2026 venues in England and Wales may accept certified digital ID for alcohol sales, but it is optional, and these clubs still list physical documents. **Do clubs accept provisional driving licences?** Egg names it. fabric, Ministry and Drumsheds say "driving licence" without saying full or provisional, so bring a passport or PASS card if you want certainty. **Do London clubs accept foreign ID cards?** fabric and Drumsheds list foreign national ID cards. Egg's list does not, so visitors are safest with a passport. **Why do clubs scan your ID?** fabric says the scan is required by its premises licence, may be stored indefinitely, and is used only for incident investigations, police requests and subject access requests. **Can I get into a club with an expired passport or licence?** Not at Egg, which asks for an "unexpired passport", or Drumsheds, which "cannot accept expired or out-of-date forms of ID". Treat expired ID as refused everywhere. **Is a CitizenCard valid ID for clubs?** Yes. Every CitizenCard carries the PASS hologram, which fabric, Ministry, Egg, Drumsheds and WHP all accept. ## Sources - FAQs of fabric, Ministry of Sound, Egg London and Drumsheds; Tape London's ID notice; The Warehouse Project information page - legislation.gov.uk: SI 2026/1022, the Mandatory Licensing Conditions (Amendment) Order 2026, and the 2010 Order it amends - GOV.UK announcement, 15 September 2026, on digital proof of age for alcohol sales; GOV.UK Enabling Digital Identity blog, June and August 2026 - Night Time Industries Association statement on digital ID; Yoti blog, 15 September 2026 - GOV.UK lost passport and driving licence pages; ICO on subject access requests; CitizenCard prices This guide is part of House of MNEEMO's ongoing coverage of the electronic and club music scene, written by London-based DJ and producer MNEEMO, with millions of streams to his name and a party series running through some of London's best clubs. For the two biggest names in that table side by side, read [fabric vs Ministry of Sound](https://www.mneemo.com/blog/fabric-vs-ministry-of-sound-london-2026/). --- Source: https://www.mneemo.com/blog/what-id-do-london-clubs-accept-2026/ · © HOUSE OF MNEEMO. Written by MNEEMO (Yaroslav Gorovoy).