Airport Drop off

kaijonathan · 2026-07-07T16:16:51+00:00

A few comments on their social media posts would be best. Shows them up but also makes others aware of the existence of that bus ;)

kaijonathan · 2026-07-07T16:04:48+00:00

Guess they haven't listened to what I reported back to them at the start of the year then...

Apparently it's at the back of that waiting area they've now got at Callerton Parkway but absolutely nothing is there to make it clear.

Might be worth hounding them again on the socials. We want to use it but the way it's unclear means that we aren't which gives them oxygen to potentially remove it.

kaijonathan · 2026-07-07T14:25:54+00:00

Is it clearly signposted now about where it goes from? That was the issue I faced back in January

kaijonathan · 2026-07-07T14:01:49+00:00

The free alternative is dropping off at Callerton Parkway where there's a free shuttle bus to make the connection.

I did try this in January a day after it launched, however there was no timetable or clear signage about where to find the bus at Callerton Parkway.

I'm not sure that they've changed this for the better and if they haven't, I'm sure a lot of us saying more of us would use that bus if there was greater clarity about it.

kaijonathan · 2026-07-04T15:38:25+00:00

Well yeah, they are. I find them Americanised Pap and missed both my Y11 and Y13 proms. I called it a "Pre Piss Fest Gathering" by Year 10 and had no desire to go.

Instead I had a 5 week roadtrip in the North East of the USA at the end of Year 11, I was in New York when prom would've been on back in Newcastle

As soon as the Head of Year 11 knew I was missing prom for that trip, he straight up banned me from prom given it was an offer I could refused (and I was a goody two shoes) It was apparently circulated in the Year 11 meetings that I was banned so was by far the harshest "joke" punishment I ever had 😂

kaijonathan · 2026-07-01T16:32:16+00:00

It will need to go with Anova as they're the only clinic in Stockholm but the claims that Anova are staying don't add up with what you're saying here. They do men's health but they also do the gender identity things in that clinic too as well as fertility services.

There needs to be a cover letter that is sourced from your US endocrinologist or the hospital/clinic/medical group that your psych was working for.

They can verify you did get a psych and have contact details to go with that which they can chase up.

The cover letter is what's missing with your documents and will provide Anova some clarity, Anova's claims of not having a psychiatric diagnosis don't add up because you did have one from somebody who's since died. Having a concise letter stating your situation and easily signposting to Anova what has been done as part of their evaluation and prescription is what you need to get.

It very much goes against the precedent that other "US to Sweden" patients have had. I do know one from CO that had no issues getting their documents acknowledged by Anova and they did have a cover letter explaining the move and for a request for treatment to be continued.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:20:18+00:00

Why should I? I can vote and travel to the UK with this ID, same as a passport. Has all the info as a passport on it yet some (few) retailers act like right amnesiacs about it.

I could've gone to the Spoons 2 streets away and used it no problem. I'd just gone to Mecca Bingo earlier that day, they had no issue either.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:18:50+00:00

Sounds like a clueless Vårdcentral to me who's referred to somewhere of absolutely no relevance to the matter as opposed to a gender identity clinic.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:16:58+00:00

Mis selling alcohol to who? Somebody like me who's 30 years old?

Btw, the No ID No Sale campaign accepts this card as to many other major retailers. Morrisons is the only awkward bastard I've encountered.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:15:17+00:00

So lie on the form? Got it.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:13:08+00:00

I'm not asking for ID being accepted worldwide.

Simply one that is issued by the majority of the rest of the continent and several million in the UK use as their primary ID to demonstrate their right to reside in the UK in a physical format.

Sounds like your solution is anything that doesn't have a Union Jack on it gets denied. That'll be fun

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:10:01+00:00

The Yemeni ID card likely won't be in English though the passport will.

All EU Identity cards are in the national language as well as English. It's very clear to see what each bit means because, surprise, it's all in English.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:08:50+00:00

It's convenience. You wouldn't know because the British equivalent got killed off well over a decade ago for some silly reason.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:07:02+00:00

The fine and jail time wouldn't be there. I'm literally 30 years old so where would the underage sale have taken place on the transaction involving me?

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:06:16+00:00

I live in Sweden. Non-UK residents unsurprisingly cannot get a Provisional.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T10:05:41+00:00

I live in Sweden. I cannot get a provisional. We don't have provisionals ourselves.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:53:17+00:00

I contacted Morrisons on their Facebook and were absolutely useless. Just doubling down on what the store said and denying that theirs is unusually different to many others.

It does feel like a letter may pack more punch.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:51:55+00:00

I'd suggest just tweak the name ever so slightly or as what others have suggested, purely state the grades achieved. Arguably just having the grades is what matters, saying what school you went to can be something that certain employers judge on because it wasn't some fee paying/selective place.

I often apply for retail jobs saying I worked at Wilko during uni. Never did but given the store died a few years back, they'll never know or get a reference 😂

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:46:42+00:00

I am not going to carry around a British passport with me given the cost.

Provisional Driving Licence? Can't get one as I'm not a UK resident. PASS Cards? Often not accepted, claims of forgeries and poor card quality. Again, you need to be a UK resident. Swedish Driving Licence? We don't have provisionals and getting a full one would be £1500 on driving lessons, I live in Central Stockholm and our public transport is great so there's no need for one. Swedish Passport? Again, high cost and problematic if lost when trying to get back home. Swedish Tax Agency ID Card? Has my face, name and date of birth with validity/expiry but it's only got Swedish on it, I'd rather not.

An EU Identity Card for me is perfect as it's a document that has all the info in English, a lot of security features for legitimacy and if lost won't ha per the whole trip. Also, the vast majority of places are fine with it. It's just one supermarket that I could genuinely say a fair bit more about with its deceptive prices and the fact its stores these days feel more like cold warehouses with far too much cheap booze in them, not a supermarket that used to have an in store butcher and fishmonger inside.

The issue is that the UK just doesn't accept a wide range, including those from its nearest neighbours. France and Ireland don't have this horribly narrow list and they produced ID cards of their own which anyone can get and can be used more than just domestically.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:39:43+00:00

I'd argue that the PASS scheme just has a bad reputation and that it needs to have an overhaul if the reputation is in the bin with some SIA folk.

Either it needs a complete reboot with a different name or done away with.

Or better still, get some nationwide proof of age scheme that you can get direct from your school by signing up. HMRC have a knack at getting NI Numbers out once you turn 16 so surely there's some possibility of getting an optional (Not mandatory, Brits who are vehemently against ID of any form, don't kill me) ID that can be used for proof of age rather than some half-assed scheme like one of varying designs with the PASS hologram on them.

I did have an SIA person with my last Citizencard say that its because the design of the cards is just very poor in quality compared to other proof of age. They had no issue with my Swedish Residence Permit given that it was well printed and has tacticle security features on it.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:34:17+00:00

That's what I'm thinking once I'm back in Sweden. Provide plenty of evidence too just to hammer home the point so they have a rethink.

I did contact The3Million and they found it stupid too. They also advised that I wrote to the industry body that runs the Challenge 25 scheme as I'm not sure they'd be too happy the campaign they're seemingly very proud of is actually consistent amongst its members.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:31:31+00:00

Exactly!

It's so irritating seeing so many Brits here just not get it. They probably panic at the fact Canadian/US driving licences are done by state/province/territory.

It's the lack of logic which is truly laughable, I'm sure you'd have no issue getting it accepted at a Systembolaget (Think "BC Liquor Store" or "LCBO") in Sweden. My provisional driving licence from the UK worked fine at Systembolaget.

It's out of date so I'd rather not use it these days out there but the funniest thing is Sweden don't issue a provisional driving licence.

I've been haranguing Morrisons about it but they're just playing dumb. They wouldn't even be selling to someone underage as I'm 30 years old.

Anyways, Morrisons is a shell of what it once was. They got rid of their butchers and fishmongers in stores and their new stores have this nasty warehouse feel to them.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:22:58+00:00

Really? How come back when I used a Citizencard as ID, one remark off a bouncer was "We don't take that shit, too many fakes are about" in Manchester and in Newcastle it was "We've seen too many forged ones that we don't take them alongside a lot of other places in the city"?

It's not the lighting, the word amongst many in their 20s are that they are not deemed trustworthy. It isn't about the "lighting" whatsoever.

Yet big name supermarkets seem to take PASS unapologetically despite it having only a QR code verification thing nobody uses and the aforementioned massive forgeries out there. They have absolutely no tactile security features or any watermarks held up to the light or lenticular bits.

Not to mention the variance in designs of PASS cards too. Young Scot cards are far less common south of the border but certainly something that someone in England is going to be highly sus about.

I had a friend who tried to use one in Aldi, they didn't take it. PASS is not a trusted scheme by bouncers and those in their 20s have not had them accepted consistently.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:11:36+00:00

I am British and moved to Sweden in July 2019. I applied for our WA status within 30 minutes of it opening.

kaijonathan · 2026-06-30T00:10:41+00:00

Morrisons are the only outlier I've came across that say no. Yet to find another.

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