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Re: Chip 'n' Pin
As lettie says, with C&P you can change your PIN number to one that you can remember. It will reduce card fraud as without the pin you cannot make a payment. The number of times I used my bank card when the signature had worn off and no-one challenged me was untrue. So lazy till operators are now removed from teh equation. Either you know your number and get the goods or you don't and teh transaction is declined. I know some people find it hard to remeber PIN numbers etc but at least with C&P you can make it a memorable number(birthday, wedding anniversary, house number, last 4 digits ofyour phone number etc)
I have used C&P loads of times at many different shops. One thing to be aware of is that it is perfectly acceptable to shield the pinpad from casual observers. Use your body if there is a queue of people behind you and if someone is looking over your shoulder refuse to enter the pin until they retreat.
Ian
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