A STUDENT is considering legal action against a Blackburn nightclub after a bouncer stamped his driving licence with the word "Admission".

Philip Bullock, 19, from Accrington, a former student of St Mary's Sixth Form College, Blackburn, joined a group of friends at their Christmas party at Peppermint Place.

They were asked to show identification to allow them to consume alcohol and presented bouncers with their driving licences, but were astonished when their licences were stamped.

Philip's mother, Eileen, wrote to the nightclub demanding an explanation but never received a reply. Now Philip, a student at Loughborough University, is considering suing the club for the £6 it would cost him to replace his licence. Mrs Bullock, said: "They were stamping people on their hand but when Philip and his friends were asked to show ID they brought out their driving licences.

"Philip's was stamped and at least two other friends had theirs stamped too.

"I phoned the club and a lady said it should not have happened and implied they were sorry, but it's the principal here. I would have been quite prepared to drop the matter if we had received a proper apology.

A spokesman for the DVLA said: "It is illegal to deface driving licences because they officially belong to the Ministry of Transport."

Peppermint Place manager Keith Lamb said it was an isolated incident and the people responsible had been reprimanded. He added: "We think the licence was in the hands of the wrong person when it was mistakenly stamped. I am only aware of the one licence being stamped."

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