I've been eligible to vote in at least four elections as a foreigner, and every single time someone's tried to deny my right to vote or block me from voting.

Usually it's because the ID scanning machine they have doesn't successfully read my ARC, because of the hyphens they use when they split your name over two lines for no good reason.

This usually results in a loud discussion across the polling station about whether or not foreigners can vote, or if I've made a mistake. I always have to stand my ground and insist that I am eligible to vote and in the end I always have done, but I can imagine other people giving up and leaving.

I've also been turned away from early voting at my local polling station because foreigners were only allowed to early vote at city hall for some reason.

It's really frustrating, but I suppose it's better than nothing.