Thanks RoadClosed , that clarifies things a lot............. this is actually very important to you guys whilst it is pretty meaningless over here.

I would guess that if you walked down my main street and stopped a hundred people and asked them their National Insurance Number (our SSN) and offered them $1000 for the correct answer............... you could still afford to buy me beer all night.



For example, we do not need it for bank accounts and credit cards.............. it isn't even in their records.

We go for passport, driver's licence, and such.