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UK set to introduce digital driving licences

The government says technology should "make people's lives easier" but any system won't be 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. The wallet is understood to be secured in a similar way to many banking apps, and would only allow the genuine owner of a licence to access it. 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.

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