new barclays bank account contactless debit card

dekka23

Opened up a new bank account with barclays last week and git one of those contactless debit cards is this what they issue with new accounts now card starts with 4658 58 can't really see much use for them to he honest,

Cheers D

grumbler

Don't use contactless then if you don't see much use.
What's the problem?

dekka23

No problem didn't realise they sent these cards out as standard

dekka23

I was only expecting a normal debit card

grumbler

Almost all my recent debit cards are contactless: Barclays, TSB, YB, Halifax, FD, Santander and even Nationwide.

Even Barclays basic account card is (can be?) contactless: Barclays basic account debit card

AnotherJoe

dekka23 wrote: »

I was only expecting a normal debit card

It is a normal card. If you got one that wasn't contactless that would be more surprising. If you can't see the use of it, don't use the contactless function, it's not obligatory.

stclair

You can ask for a non contactless one if that`s what you would prefer.

Ballard

They are quite useful if you buy something like a packet of crisps but don't want a pocketful of change. It sometimes feels a bit silly to use chip and pin for piddly amounts but tapping your card on the reader takes a second or two so is quicker than cash. The amount has always been shown on the card reader when I've used it so I don't take the receipt but one is always offered.

planteria

received mine this morning too.
as above, Contactless is standard nowadays.

book12

It's good that Barclays starts to issue contactless debit cards with their cards starting with 4658 58. Those cards are usually issued on their basic bank account.

Long time ago only their debit cards starting with 4659 have a contactless feature on it, and cards starting with 4658 58 don't have it.

planteria

oh, ok.. mine is a 4659 account..