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Review summary

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers are very satisfied with the customer service and staff, describing them as helpful, responsive, and efficient. People appreciate the quick and effective support, often highlighting specific individuals for their excellent assistance. Reviewers also found the platform straightforward to use, with a clean and intuitive interface, making processes like identity checks quick and easy. However, some people were dissatisfied with the app, describing it as unreliable and frustrating. Several users reported issues with the app not working as expected, particularly with photo verification and camera permissions, leading to prolonged and unsuccessful attempts to complete tasks. Some also mentioned the inconvenience of needing to use specific browsers like Google Chrome for the app to function properly.

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Customer service

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Application

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I will be generous and give the application 4 stars. Though initially the application would not allow a selfie to be taken, and after trying to figure out why my phone camera would not allow the permi... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great bit of software to take away the pain of employees having to send passports before their first day. Good customer service as well.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

An excellent tool for employers to conduct digital background checks. The software is intuitive and user-friendly, with a clean, well-designed interface. The support team truly stands out, providing q... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I needed some guidance on result checking, so I rang customer services and spoke with Kristine. She was so pleasant and explained everything, answering any questions that I had. Up until then,... See more

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Company details

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TrustID is a certified Identity Service Provider (IDSP), offering identity verification services for businesses which help them to onboard applicants compliantly and securely. We complete over 250,000 checks a month. Customer support is available by contacting our team on +44 (0) 118 466 0822 / customerservice@trustid.co.uk or visiting our website: https://www.trustid.co.uk/contact/candidate-suppport. We're available 365 days a year. TrustID identity checks form part of a Right to Work, Right to Rent, counterfraud or Know Your Customer check process.


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3.4

Average

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

146 reviews

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Replied to 92% of negative reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service. Answered my query promptly and in detail.

20 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our Customer Service team are always glad to help!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This app is useless

This app is useless. I am on my fourth try and this app keeps wasting my time. It took my employer a week to figure out a possible solution, which relates to writing the address in a very specific manner this robot brain can digest. I HAVE to use this crap for my ID checks. It looks like it has caused many others plenty of grief and wasted hours.

Oh, and customer service isn't picking up their phone. Figures

17 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Really sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with our service. Our customer service team are available Mon-Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm and we're happy for both employers and applicants to get in touch. Sorry that we weren't answering the 'phone when you called!
We hope that you have now resolved the issue but if you need any help, please get in touch - customerservice@trustid.co.uk or 0118 228 0939 or reply to the request for information which we're about to send you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great

So far our experience with Trust ID has been great, the account set up had a few minor glitches which were sorted out immediately. The system is super easy to use too and very intuitive. They respond super fast to any messages and the pre-set up was really thorough and run by a really friendly team, I really would recommend them.

14 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Elaine. We're pleased that you find the service easy!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Helps time to hire improve

As an employer this helps us meet our requirements in establishing right to work and carrying out identity checks. In my opinion there are some unfair negative reviews about tech but in our experience the devices our employees use do impact the usability but that can be said for any online platform. In our experience it helps us speed up time to hire in the vast majority of cases and decreases the reliance on manual checks. I'd give another star if the credit price was lower as it is one of the more expensive products. BUT you do get what you pay for.

8 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

We appreciate you taking the time to review our service - thank you. We hope that our service is easy to use for all applicants but agree that technology will have an influence. Please tell your users that if they do have trouble, we're very happy to help and they can contact our team on +44 (0)118 228 0939.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience!

I’ve had a great experience with TrustID! Their staff are professional and always helpful, providing quick responses and prompt support when and if required. The costs are very reasonable for the service they offer, and their turnaround times for verification requests are fast. It’s been a smooth and reliable 4-5 years with the firm. I highly recommend TrustID for anyone looking for efficient and affordable identity verification service.
I'd like to note, that we currently use the online based documentation verification.

8 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review Matthew. We're really glad that you have had a positive experience and our service supports your identity verification well!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would recommend

As a company we have had no issues with Trust ID and our staff that use the service haven't had any either.
Very simple and easy to use.
Easy to track and use credits etc.
cost efficient

8 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Charlotte! We're glad that you find the service easy to use.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good service - Does exactly what we require

Good service, does what it needs to, easy to use and TrustID do a simple set up making the process easy and straight forward. Only suggestion would be for a more comprehensive explanation when a check comes back as failed/rejected to help us resolve the issue with the employee directly. otherwise no complaints, customer service always come back very quickly when there is an issue and are always friendly and happy to help.

8 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for your review and for your feedback.
We will pass your suggestion on to see if we can better help you and your employees. But we're glad that you find our team helpful!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Employer review - great customer service

As an HR Manager I have been using Trust ID for around a year after looking for recommendations for RTW providers. Certainly from my side the process has been simple and easy to operate. Customer service are always very quick to respond to any queries I have if I don't quite understand the report too. I have no plans to move away from Trust ID and would recommend them.

8 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Nicola. We're glad that the service is working well for you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is annoying garbage

This is annoying garbage. It forces you to use a mobile phone to take pictures of documents (despite text that claims you can just upload images using a PC -- far preferably as I have a high quality scan of the relevant documents), which it then can't read unless you can angle the passport just so and get the lighting just so.

Next you have to take a picture of yourself, which took several goes and about 5 minutes of holding the phone at different angles.

The whole thing took about 30 minutes and was an awful experience. Stay far away.

3 January 2025
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Reply from TrustID

Thanks for your review Mark. We're sorry to hear that you're not satisfied with our service.
If you've been asked to carry out a Digital Scheme Right to Work check, our service will only allow you to capture a live image of your documents - this is in line with the Home Office guidance to give the required level of assurance that the document being checked belongs to the holder. So, you will need to use your original document for this check and capture the photo 'live'. We also have a guide which should help with capturing a good image - https://www.trustid.co.uk/good-image-guide/
If you would like to discuss further, our Customer Service team would be happy to help - you can contact them on customerservice@trustid.co.uk or give us a call on 0118 2280939.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trust I.d - seriously, don't

Trust I.d. is utterly useless, followed all instructions, clicked on 'upload image' then nothing, no error message, no hint. Waste of time. And they think this is progress.

18 December 2024
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Reply from TrustID

Sorry to hear you're not happy with our service Richard. Our customer service team will be able to help you with your upload. You can contact them on customerservice@trustid.co.uk or give us a call on 0118 2280939.
Sometimes the problem you're experiencing is due to your camera permissions but our team will be able to talk you through how to change your settings. For some users, the quickest way to get around that is to try the service through Google Chrome.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unusable verification system

Sent an email link that can only be opened on mobile, which is a problem because the photo I want to share is on my computer.

On my mobile they offer an "Upload photo" link, which opens my camera but won't let me access existing images.

So there's no way for me to use this service. How was this not picked up in testing?

17 December 2024
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Reply from TrustID

Thanks for your review Lee and sorry to hear that you're not satisfied with our service.
If you've been asked to carry out a Digital Scheme Right to Work check, our service will only allow you to capture a live image of your passport or passport card - this is in line with the Home Office guidance to give the required level of assurance that the document being checked belongs to the holder. So, you will need to use your original document for this check or present your original document in person to your employer.
If we can help further, please get in touch with our Customer Service team - customerservice@trustid.co.uk or give us a call on 0118 2280939.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommended for Employers

As an employer, TrustID provide a robust and straightforward method of Right to Work checking for organisations based within the UK. Extremely cost effective, you buy the credits and get the platform and all associated customer support with no additional cost. Credits last for 2 years before they expire.

13 December 2024
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for your lovely review! We're very happy to hear that we're able to help you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They just don’t care.

“ Performing liveness check

Check could not be initialized.”

On two different devices with no explanation. Could you care even less about the people who are forced to use your service?

21 November 2024
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Reply from TrustID

We're really sorry to hear that you are having trouble with our service. Please get in touch with our customer service team who will be able to help - 0118 228 0939 or customerservice@trustid.co.uk.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick responses and action from the…

Quick responses and action from the staff members.

28 October 2024
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to post your positive review Dee! We're glad our team were able to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great customer service from Joe Croft…

A great customer service from Joe Croft today!

First week into a new role and he's a natural.

A great addition to the Trust ID team.

10 October 2024
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Reply from TrustID

Thank you for taking the time to share your review! We've passed it on to Joe and we're glad he was able to help.

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