Maestro Card not accepted

pepper33

I have just moved to the Danske Bank, and I have found that I cannot get a debit card unless it is maestro which has not been accepted by a lot of online traders. Danske Bank say i will have to apply for a credit card, but I don't want one.
Is there anyone knows if they are going to change to VISA/MASTERCARD, or something that I can use worldwide.

Toe-Jam

pepper33 wrote: »

I have just moved to the Danske Bank, and I have found that I cannot get a debit card unless it is maestro which has not been accepted by a lot of online traders. Danske Bank say i will have to apply for a credit card, but I don't want one.
Is there anyone knows if they are going to change to VISA/MASTERCARD, or something that I can use worldwide.

They have no plans to move to another brand in the near Furture.

Artofdookie

Sucks doesnt it, i had to open an account with another bank as well just to get a Visa debit card

pepper33

So then you have to open another a/c, not good business for a bank that is hoping to do well here. I have just changed banks.What bank does Visa/Debit? A good one....

jeffer

pepper33 wrote: »

So then you have to open another a/c, not good business for a bank that is hoping to do well here. I have just changed banks.What bank does Visa/Debit? A good one....

It's not a new bank, it's just the Northern under new management, didn't you know?

Anyway you have better consumer protection if you buy things with a credit card, so it's probably worth having one.

Halifax and Santander do Visa Debit.

ballyblack

Nationwide is Visa debit as well

36square

pepper33 wrote: »

Danske Bank say i will have to apply for a credit card, but I don't want one.

Why not? It won't bite you and, as Jeffer has pointed out, it might do you some good.

erincc

I have a maestro card and it has never been refused anywhere and I always shop online.

Mr_Bun

I have had a few probs with my Danske maestro card.
It wouldnt work in my local Tesco petrol station for weeks and a few other local shops as well.Reported it to Danske in branch and nobody could explain what the problem was.
Haven't had any probs recently though,touch wood!!!:j

pepper33

jeffer wrote: »

It's not a new bank, it's just the Northern under new management, didn't you know?

Anyway you have better consumer protection if you buy things with a credit card, so it's probably worth having one.

Halifax and Santander do Visa Debit.

Yes of course I did, but I have a low credit rating, and would not get a credit card. Just left the Nationwide, as they were taking charges out of my account, whenever I was sick and on benefits, very unfair.

pepper33

36square wrote: »

Why not? It won't bite you and, as Jeffer has pointed out, it might do you some good.

Wouldn't get one because I have got into financial difficulties with cc