I suspect, though I'm sure that someone else will confirm, that the card is proof of your membership of the "club" - that £1 you pay on your first visit that gives you a lifetimes membership (sentence? ). And that'll be for insurance/licensing reasons I suspect.
As for this thing of having to fill in a form every time you go to a new region, a big Really annoys me too. If have a card, I'm on the database. Don't ask me to waste my time and your paper by filling in information I've already given the organisation. It's ridiculous.
And no, my card doesn't swipe either
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