Conactless credit cards....forward or backward step?

[Dave7]

Just got my new credit card (i will give card security number on request) and it is "contactless"......I just swipe it.
TBH I dont like it......anyone can pinch/find it and use it.
At least with pin numbers you had that barrier.
Am I missing something ??

 

[roadrash]

yeah ...don't lose it sorry couldn't resist

 

[Markymark]

Just got my new credit card (i will give card security number on request) and it is "contactless"......I just swipe it.
TBH I dont like it......anyone can pinch/find it and use it.
At least with pin numbers you had that barrier.
Am I missing something ??

Its massively faster and limited to £30. If you don't want it I am sure you can request one without.....but try it first - you might like it?

 

[Dirk]

I prefer the forward step. If I step backwards, I find that I have to lean too far to reach the machine.

 

[smutchin]

I've had several contactless cards for a few years now and so far have managed to avoid them being pinched...

There is a limit of £30 on each transaction so that does limit the usefulness of a stolen card to some extent.

Personally, I'm happy to enjoy the convenience of contactless in spite of the risks.

 

[ianrauk]

Hardly ever use the contactless credit/debit cards now. I use Android Contactless Pay on the phone.

 

[Dave7]

Have you been in space for the past 3 years?

????
I dont design them.....I just get what they send me.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Hardly ever use the contactless credit/debit cards now. I use Android Contactless Pay on the phone.

So far I've kept money and banking of my phone and tablet, I'm not sure how secure it is. I like the contactless card but recon its too easy, I know the limit is thirty quid but a few thirty quids soon add up and it would be easy to lose track of how much you're spending

 

[flake99please]

Hardly ever use the contactless credit/debit cards now. I use Android Contactless Pay on the phone.

Similar, but with that 'other' company on my phone.

 

[NickNick]

I don't like it, for starters as mentioned by @dave r you can get a lot of £30 transactions squeezed into a day, a friend's daughter recently lost hers and by the time she realised closed to £300 was gone from her account. I also don't like how its a big step towards a cashless society and having every transaction you make tracked/recorded/monitored.

 

[Drago]

If I've such a piddling transaction I'd use cash anyway.

 

[growingvegetables]

Forwards . In a direction I won't go.

 

[swee'pea99]

Forward. I barely use cash any more. It's great!

 

[Drago]

Cash is indeed great. What the tax man doesn't know about, Teresa May can't give away in foreign aid to other countries.

 

[smutchin]

I found an old 50p piece the other day. I was shocked at how chunky and heavy it seemed. I find it hard to imagine people used to go round with these huge lumps of metal weighing down their pockets.

The sooner we get rid of cash altogether the better.