Contactless cards and the future of cash
03-03-2021, 14:38
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Contactless cards and the future of cash
One Brexit benefit today. The contactless card limit has been raised from EU limits to £100 by the Chancellor.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56263582
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03-03-2021, 14:47
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Yeah, so don't lose your wallet, because an opportunist thief could rack up quite a bill. I wonder how good the banks' computer systems are at spotting sudden uncharacteristic spending and stopping the card?
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04-03-2021, 07:06
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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The Dutch raised theirs to €100 last year.
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04-03-2021, 09:37
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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The Dutch raised theirs to €100 last year.
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My bad, I really thought I'd found a genuine Brexit benefit!
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04-03-2021, 11:31
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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My bad, I really thought I'd found a genuine Brexit benefit!
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It was a Covid benefit anyway.
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04-03-2021, 20:43
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It was a Covid benefit anyway.
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Never let it be said that I don't try to find Brexit benefits!
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05-03-2021, 10:38
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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My main card doesn't have contactless on it and I would have the same from other providers if they offered it.
It's silly some traders now won't take cash (our local Chinese takeaway). My son went down for some chips but they wouldn't server him. He didn't have card with him.
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05-03-2021, 10:54
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What has happened to the old you can only buy on a card if you spend more than a fiver brigade.
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Last edited by papa smurf; 05-03-2021 at 11:06.
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05-03-2021, 10:55
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh
My main card doesn't have contactless on it and I would have the same from other providers if they offered it.
It's silly some traders now won't take cash (our local Chinese takeaway). My son went down for some chips but they wouldn't server him. He didn't have card with him.
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I'm not sure I understand this ... are you saying you would choose not to have any access to contactless payment, even though you are aware an increasing number of shops will not accept cash? If so, why?
---------- Post added at 10:55 ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 ----------
Contactless card/cash discussion moved into its own thread as it's nowt to do with Brexit.
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05-03-2021, 11:03
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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I'm not sure I understand this ... are you saying you would choose not to have any access to contactless payment, even though you are aware an increasing number of shops will not accept cash? If so, why?
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I never used contactless until the pandemic and was more than happy to go elsewhere if the shop keeper objected to cash, now it's me that doesn't accept change!
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05-03-2021, 11:11
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Re: Contactless cards and the future of cash
Puts on Tin foil hat.......
It's all about control, the state and big finance wants to know exactly how much money you have and where, how you spend it and where.
They want to close banks and cash machines and go completely digital, dis-advantaging anyone that doesn't
Takes tin foil hat off.........
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05-03-2021, 11:36
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re: Contactless cards and the future of cash
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
What has happened to the old you can only buy on a card if you spend more than a fiver brigade.
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They are still out there. Last week I bought a sandwich and drink from a garage near Blackburn. They wanted 90p extra to use a card. First time I've used cash in about a year.
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05-03-2021, 11:42
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Re: Contactless cards and the future of cash
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They are still out there. Last week I bought a sandwich and drink from a garage near Blackburn. They wanted 90p extra to use a card. First time I've used cash in about a year.
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90P, I think i would have thrown the sandwich at the cashier
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05-03-2021, 12:14
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Re: Contactless cards and the future of cash
The only time I use cash these days is to get the daily paper.
What does annoy me is that now and then the contactless is declined and I have to put in the card and the PIN meaning I have to touch the keys that someone else has just touched.
I know it's added security but still annoying.
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05-03-2021, 12:15
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Re: Contactless cards and the future of cash
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
They are still out there. Last week I bought a sandwich and drink from a garage near Blackburn. They wanted 90p extra to use a card. First time I've used cash in about a year.
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That’s illegal. They can set a minimum card purchase amount and refuse transactions below that amount but they aren’t allowed to charge for using a card. Call your council’s trading standards department and let them know - they should send someone round to have a word.
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