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StraferJack Wrote:

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> if I was carrying stolen cards, telling people

> where I was travelling from and to wouldn't be a

> good idea


Nah, banks are not interested in catching perpetrators of petty card theft or fraud.


Police are even less interested.

Otto Wrote:

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> Just ask your bank for a new contactless card and

> they will send one out. Mine did, no hassle.


I had one with Barclays a few years ago but ended up cancelling it as it interfered with my Oystercard

I used this today on a bus and its certainly very handy indeed and super quick. Not sure how I prove I've paid though if a ticket inspector comes on board as you don't actually get a ticket on those bendy buses which have touch pads throughout the seating area - anyone know?

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> They check your card for the payment. I tried it

> on a 23 worked perfectly - much better than tying

> up cash on a Boyster Card. But you don't get

> transfers or price caps.



So...just to be clear...a London Transport ticket inspector can effectively read my contactless debit card with his Oyster card reader to check I've paid?

from the ukcardassociation site


If I?ve paid with my contactless card and a London Bus inspector wants to see my ticket, what do I need to show them?

The ticket inspector will want to see your payment card, to check the last four digits of your card and its expiry date, and match it to a list of those that have paid for travel on that journey. They should not ask for you to hand the card over or to see the security code on the back of your contactless card.

The cards have been around a while now and while I can see lots of reports of "how to copy" etc, I haven't seen anything yet by way of "omg, i'm penniless because someone skimmed my card details from a contactless reader"


so lot's of scaremongering but not a lot of real-world problems


Not saying the warnings aren't valid - just surprised more hasn't happened on the back of them

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