Claim: The 60+ Oyster card counts as voter ID, but the 18+ Student Oyster card doesn't, and this amounts to "voter suppression" or "election rigging".
Fact-check: Why can you use the 60+ Oyster card as voter ID, but not the 18+ Student Oyster card? - Full Fact
Verdict: the two cards are treated differently because they have different application requirements—the 60+ oyster card requires proof of age and address, while the 18+ student oyster card doesn't. the government has also said the 60+ oyster card is valid despite having lower security than major forms of id to "cater to" demographics less likely to have other id. some research suggests those aged 70+ are slightly less likely to have photo id than those aged 18-29.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00