Recently spent 2 months in hospital.
Initially admitted to a private hospital for a few days then transferred to a public hospital.
My passport never left the safe at work, my drivers licence was sufficient. ID.
Either way time in the cells will happen so waiting a few hours for my PP to be delivered will mean diddly squat in the grand scheme of being in deep kaka with the PoPo.
I did use my passport as ID for the bank accounts, only because I opened them before I had a driver licence.
Am not sure what the banks currently require though.
I'd have to call the work HR manager and ask him to get it from the safe and bring to me.
in 20yrs I've been asked twice for passport.... both times driver licence was accepted.