How many of you already knew this?????
 

I'm old, so humor me, a friend took a picture of her Village ID for those moments at pool, rec centers, etc you need your ID, always have phone, but not always ID, GOOD idea!
Ok, ready for those special comments#$%@#$%!!!!

Just me, but I was taught to always have ID with you. That means even at the pool my wallet with ID and Villages ID is with me. Phone doesn't go near water.

PS, I'm old too.

Never tried it but would their readers still be able to read the bar code from the picture of the I.D. ?

Sometimes I forget my ID but I have my ID number which some will just input number and my well worked on plastic face shows up with all my information.

Or input the numbers.

I have been told the rule is you are to have on you the actual villages ID which contains a holographic image. It is way too easy to take a photo of someone's ID and photoshop your own picture into the photo space. The staff is trained to not accept a substitute. YMMV

The Villages employees are not allowed to accept a photo of the ID card. Only the real ID is acceptable.

Baahumbug!!!!!

But the picture should be indisputable, right????

Picture on phone will not work to enter anywhere they scan your id. (Sports pool, club meetings and discounts on tickets.

Depending on who the person is scanning have seen couple let them in, but not many, most refuse entry. Have watched with no Id or photos on phone at adult pools, to have actual Id when they return.

Will tell you too many residents are complaining non resident people are using the our amenities.

That said, the developer still thinks we should have a card to enter gates, instead of a barcode on our cars. So ids on phones are farther away than you think.

That said one of our coder nerd grandkids can take an TV Id scan it remove pic and put a different one. Print

Tell that to The Villages Administration. They made the rule. But, a resident could hand out multiple copies of the card, and the Villages employee would need to compare every cardholder's face to the photo to verify the identity, instead of just scanning the original card.

Not if you Id is 15 years old

jctdid

Not true. I took a good quality photo with my phone, and they have been able to successfully scan the picture at every rec center I have been required to show ID. One worker told me they recently updated their scanners (or the software?) and she hasn't had any problem scanning photos since.

Except that she is violating the Villages rule for verifying IDs. Some employees either do not know the rule or they refuse to follow it. Whether or not the card will scan has nothing to do with anything.