Debit cards and ATM's

Roy · Guru

Debit cards and ATM's

tony2phones · Guru

I have a Non Chip Bank of Ireland Debit card which still works

Roy · Guru

Thank you Tony!

Michele Erdvig · Host

My credit union ATM card with no chip worked fine in Ireland last October.

Roy · Guru

That's a relief Michele- trying to avoid any surprises.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Hope they don't surprise us this year!

tony2phones · Guru

New phase is contact less cards with wireless chips just touch the card onto a card reading gadget rather than swiping and signing or pushing in and entering a pin. Paid for my petrol like that this morning. To be honest I think that is a step too far. you don't get a receipt so you don't see the amount of the transaction at the time and you could be anyone using the card not even a basic security check just touch the card onto a machine and walk away. Think the limit is 30 but even so.

Roy · Guru

I have used Apple Pay on occasion here at home.

yesiree · Guru

When I'm stores like Aldi or Lidl, I usually just jump in and swipe the cards without asking first.

If I ask, they tend to say they don't take swipe cards, but they usually do. The staff just don't see them very often and don't realize there's a spot where they can swipe. Meanwhile, at Tesco the staff usually know how to use a swipe card, but it has to be handed to the cashier and swiped on her/his register.