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If Barclays wont give you a debit card

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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    payingemback wrote: »
    Yes, me too, but only a cash card account.

    The only difference is tat my card is not a cheque guarantee.

    well no one accepts cheques these days so you not losing out on much
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  • AMG762
    AMG762 Posts: 478 Forumite
    4659 is also contactless ;)
    4658 is not
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    Racer123 wrote: »
    4659 is also contactless ;)
    4658 is not

    :O

    Thank's for that, im now (hella p!ssed) the woman at the bank said to me 4658 cash card is contactless...

    utter boll0cks i need to get the account upgraded then.


    cheers mate,
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  • jen245
    jen245 Posts: 1,606 Forumite
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    edited 8 July 2011 at 7:47AM
    Lith wrote: »
    :O

    Thank's for that, im now (hella p!ssed) the woman at the bank said to me 4658 cash card is contactless...

    utter boll0cks i need to get the account upgraded then.


    cheers mate,

    You can't have a contactless card on the cashcard account, and even if you have a full current account, there is no guarantee you will get a contactless card, you have to be eligible for one. Also cashcard accounts cannot be upgraded. You will need to apply fresh for a new current account, and will be subject to a full credit check.
    Debt free and staying that way! :beer:
  • EarthBoy
    EarthBoy Posts: 3,378 Forumite
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    payingemback wrote: »
    .... If you have bad credit that card will not be a cheque guarantee though...
    payingemback wrote: »
    ..The only difference is tat my card is not a cheque guarantee.

    Nobody gets a cheque guarantee card anymore. The cheque guarantee scheme closed down on 30th June. Even on existing cards the cheque guarantee function is no longer valid.
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    jen245 wrote: »
    You can't have a contactless card on the cashcard account, and even if you have a full current account, there is no guarantee you will get a contactless card, you have to be eligible for one. Also cashcard accounts cannot be upgraded. You will need to apply fresh for a new current account, and will be subject to a full credit check.

    My Credit is fine 100% in the GREEN


    B!tch at the bank told me my account is contactless when first opened it.....


    This makes me angry will make a complaint to them and want a current account ASAP.
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  • payingemback
    payingemback Posts: 28 Forumite
    What is a 'contactless' card?

    Sorry for ignorance.
  • jamesd
    jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite
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    edited 8 July 2011 at 9:58AM
    A contactless card is one where thieves who get close to you with a contactless card reader can take money up to the contactless payment limit from your card without needing to pick your pocket. The distance at which they can do this depends on the equipment they are using, it'll be quite short - about 5cm - if it's a normal store reader. A PIN isn't required for all transactions so until one that triggers a PIN happens they would also be able to use the card up to the limit if they just steal the card.

    It's intended for use when you place the card near a reader in a shop. If you've seen the Oyster cards used on the London Underground, those are a contactless technology.
  • AMG762
    AMG762 Posts: 478 Forumite
    payingemback wrote: »
    What is a 'contactless' card?

    Sorry for ignorance.

    No need to enter the pin for transactions of £15 or below:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b84tJ_cERM

    :)
  • payingemback
    payingemback Posts: 28 Forumite
    Madness, it's insecure then.

    How hard is it to push a card into a card machine and type in a pin anyway? Technology is making us so lazy.

    I don't want one of those.
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