I was questioning if I had to use ID to buy charcoal at pound land or Tesco because what I've read online is that charcoal (as well as other flammable substances) should only be sold to someone over 18 with ID, but do shops actually enforce this law?
I am 18 but I don't have any ID :/
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I couldn't think of anywhere else on the internet that might know, every BBQ forum is empty.
I tried to order some using click and collect via B&Q, to pay using a credit card or PayPal etc., and it did not ask for proof of age.
The minimum age for a credit card is normally 18, therefore, some stores may accept that as proof of age for items such as charcoal, however, I could be wrong.
My advice would be to get one of those proof of age cards as soon as you can, or get a provisional licence if you have not already passed your driving test. A cocktail bar that I frequent is over 21s only, and I often see driving licences being used by the punters as proof of age.
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The local councils often have a list of what cannot be sold to under 16s and under 18s, so shops stay inside the law. I found several online & OP could look up their local council. On the list are Butane & intoxicating gases. They can’t be sold to under 18s and if butane is used for lighting charcoal (I don’t know, I don’t use starter fluid for my BBQs) I’d say that was the issue rather than the charcoal. Charcoal isn’t on any age restricted list.
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