http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/18855549?source=Evening%20Standard&ct=5
Isabel Oakeshott And Ben Leapman
"The identity card scheme was plunged into turmoil today as the cost of each card rose to £93. On the day that Home Secretary Charles Clarke published a new ID cards Bill, his officials admitted they had been forced to add an expensive extra security feature. "