There's no guarantee the utility bill stuff will work, but it's another hoop for them to jump through and it works in that sense. I ask for that, a deposit if the travel time is ridiculous, on top of the regular stuff like a phonecall beforehand and checking their number. I don't even bother asking for landline number anymore as next to nobody has one these days and it's just a faff, I like the utility bill method a fair bit more. Haven't had any problems, have had clients not come back to me about it but as if I give a shit. I'm not full-time and can easily live on one outcall a week or a fortnight, but I get much more than that (not that I can be bothered to work that often during term time). It's all about the hoops and gut instinct too - The more suspicious I am, the more hoops to jump through.

I've always done the utility bill method myself, and found it works okay. I tell them they can block out the name if they want because the name seems less important than the fact that it's an address they get bills at. I guess I can imagine someone completely faking it (ripping one off the internet) but I've found most time wasters just disappear when I ask for any proof.

Obviously, if I'm still suspicious, deposit it is! Deposit seems to have worked pretty well as well.

I don't do too many outcalls though, so it hasn't come up that many times.

We're all different aren't we?  I always emphasise their full name must be clearly shown in the photo.
 I'm outcall only and have had no problems receiving deposits/ID location. I expect a Client to jump through a basic hoop or two and I appreciate the effort.

When anybody doesn't bother, I have forgotten all about them within the following 10 mins ( such is my recall ) 

Snap i do mostly outcalls as well and i am exactly the same .........WHO ?