Contactless Payment

[Tin Pot]

Better contactless than pressing all the wrong buttons.

I'm not sure why I have to switch to glasses..?

 

[Flying Dodo]

I haven't had an opportunity or need to use it but in any event, I have my doubts about how secure it is.

 

[Inertia]

I haven't had an opportunity or need to use it but in any event, I have my doubts about how secure it is.

I don't think any system is secure but even your article does say.

"The method shown by Which? is not a new discovery,” said Richard Koch, head of policy at the UK Cards Association. “Instances of fraud on contactless cards are in fact extremely rare, with losses of less than a penny for every £100 spent on contactless – far lower even than overall card fraud."

I wouldn't use my bank card though but then I don't use it to buy anything.

 

[Fnaar]

Better contactless than pressing all the wrong buttons.

I'm not entirely sure I know where the buttons are, tbh

 

[Tin Pot]

I don't think any system is secure but even your article does say.

"The method shown by Which? is not a new discovery,” said Richard Koch, head of policy at the UK Cards Association. “Instances of fraud on contactless cards are in fact extremely rare, with losses of less than a penny for every £100 spent on contactless – far lower even than overall card fraud."

I wouldn't use my bank card though but then I don't use it to buy anything.

That's ok, as long as you have your card on you, we can take payment whether you want it or not.

 

[Inertia]

That's ok, as long as you have your card on you, we can take payment whether you want it or not.

Good point, though personally I don't normally have it with me.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I use my Tesco credit card as a switch card to collect points - double your points if you redeem at Evans, for shiny new bike bits
This card is not contacless, actually none of my cards is.
@Brandane are you sure there was no other way to pay on the bus to Heathrow?
Most USA cards don't have chip and pin, never mind contactless.
Would an American tourist not be able to pay then?

 

[Tin Pot]

Good point, though personally I don't normally have it with me.

I'm surprised you'd noticed, I though we'd been quite sneaky about it.

 

[Brandane]

@Brandane are you sure there was no other way to pay on the bus to Heathrow?
Most USA cards don't have chip and pin, never mind contactless.
Would an American tourist not be able to pay then?

I found that very odd too; that a bus in London didn't seem set up for tourists unfamiliar with the local system. It was a confusing enough experience for a semi-foreigner who is almost fluent in the language; although I struggle with the dialect they use down there.
From what I could figure out, it was not possible to pay with cash; or any card which did not operate "contactless" (up until that point, I was unaware that my card COULD operate that way ). Perhaps if the bus driver had been more communicative, I would have been able to actually ascertain if it was possible to pay some other way.

Edit:
@Pat "5mph" ..... It seems that TfL London buses are now cash free. If you want to travel by bus, you need an oyster card, a contactless payment card, or a prepaid ticket bought from a tube station, or visitor/travel information centre. Walking out the front door of your hotel and seeing a bus stop, then deciding that a bus is a better option than walking, might not be a good idea unless you have one of the aforementioned payment methods.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Went to use my card in Huntly the other week. When the shopgirl gave the total I airily waved my card near the terminal, a few times because it didn't seem to be working. Then I tried tapping the card on the screen, then holding it pressed against the screen...

The girl looked at me and said, in tones normally reserved for the elderly and the Welsh, "You put the ca-aard in the slot"

 

[classic33]

At what range?

According to a publicity officer for one of the larger companies, 18 inches maximum.

 

[ufkacbln]

I use my Apple Watch or phone as you haveto activate it to pay.

My cards are in an RFID Wallet to prevent any "casual" payments

 

[ufkacbln]

Here they are

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Sometimes you also need white ones:

 

[ufkacbln]

Miss Goodbody always demands payment for contact.

Better contactless than pressing all the wrong buttons.

Believe me... Miss Goodbody will tell you which buttons you need to press and when

 

[mybike]

At what range?

Depends on how good an antenna they have.