1,000 Quid fines -1k reasons not to volunteer for an ID card

Much though I hate to say it, on this point the Conservatives are right: "how the scheme could be 'voluntary' when they were penalties for failing to provide information for the database: 'If it is a voluntary card, why are there penalties attached for failing to provide that information?' he said, adding that the government should warn people that once they 'volunteer' for a passport or ID card it was then compulsory for the rest of their lives."�1,000 fines to bolster ID cards as�Tories pledge to scrap scheme | Politics | The Guardian: