As it was explained to me on my guided tour of Stonehenge, Leycock, Windsor, Runnymede and other points of interest by our wonderful tour guide: 'an Englishman in his own land' is not required to carry ID; apparently goes back to Magna Charta, signed by good ol' King John..."when put to it" at Runnymede.

Actually is a moot point! I just re-upped my passport(every10 years and the picture don't get prettier!:nope:) and paid extra $$ for the passport card, good for land travel only into Mexico, Canada or those 2 French islands in the Newfoundland archipelago since 1759. It exists and is a national ID document with all the latest tech to prevent counterfeiting. An overzealous young LEO asked me for ID recently, and I produced it, whereupon he requested my driver license...I wasn't driving I explained...his own partner soothed the situation and saw the argument my way. Any officer, in a non-traffic related situation, should accept the world's best current ID when tendered, as requested, instead of subjecting a permitted- legally armed sovereign citizen(on the job) to a supermarket style ID examination... my library card; my COSCO card; YMCA or my foto'd B of A credit card...once I have complied with the legal ID request. :o

All States have different Laws about ID.
None that I'm aware of mean you need to provide 'Papers' unless driveing and pulled over while driveing.

In Ohio, if asked? I am required by Law to provide correct name and address. But I don't have to give them my DL if I'm not driveing.
Been there done that in Ohio.
Oh yea.
If you REALLY want problems?
Use a magnet and corrupt the strip on the back of your license!
:haha:
The Coppers go NUTZ over that little game.
:har:

I always use the same BS that motels tell you when your room key don't work.
"It must be the Ell skin Wallet you have"