Where can i get a tattoo in U.K at 16?

Question

Please help i really want a tattoo my mum will come with me with her consent. I really want one please help ... here is my email .. [e-mail]

Answer 1

you have to be 18 - otherwise the tattooist can get in serious trouble and loose their licence

your mum would go with you? that's really awful and cheap!

i had a tattoo when i was 18, in a discreet place - i like it, but i'm glad i didn't have anymore/any younger

Answer 2

You cant!

Answer 3

a back alley, where youll also get some nasty diseases, probably

Answer 4

Where ever that dosent ask for ID.

Answer 5

I dunno if you can, my friend did he got 2 becuase they were family related so i dunno if they let him becuase of that but if not i guess it is 18.

Answer 6

Technically, nowhere. But i'm sure you'll be able to find some dingy little place somewhere, where they'll rip you off and give you a badly done tattoo. You never know, they might even give you an infection!

Seriously, I would wait until you are 18 and can go to the best place for one.

Answer 7

Lol, a tattoo parlor perhaps?

Answer 8

Nowhere legally. The minimum age for a tattoo is 18 - and don't believe anybody who says it's 16 with parental consent, because we don't do that in this country.

I'm sure you'll be able to find somebody who would do it for you but would you really trust anyone who is willing to break the law and risk prosecution for assault to permanently mark your body? I wouldn't - what else don't they care about - hygiene? Standards of artwork?

The best solution is to wait until you're of legal age. Sorry

Answer 9

I had my first tattoo when i was 17, on holiday in madeira, i still love it and have had 2 more since, im now 19. but unless you want a crappy tattoo i would suggest you wait until you are 18 to get one done, i hadn't realised (stupidly) that i had to be 18 to get a tattoo, and so when i went to get my second one done in england (i was still 17), i was turned down, even with my mums consent. so yeah, i'd wait if i were you, and have a really hard think about what you want done, maybe even try to design it yourself, i designed my second one, and i love it. good luck with it x

Answer 10

I don't know about the UK but most places in the US will do a tattoo for a 16 year old as long as a legal guardian is there to consent.

oh and thanks for the thumbs down everyone, it is not your place to judge and say you are too young, or her mom is wrong, she asked a question, now either answer it, or don't. but your personal opinion is not needed here. now i don't agree with someone so young getting a tattoo, but i did what i was supposed to do here, i answered her question and put my own personal thoughts aside.

Answer 11

wait till your 18!!! why rush