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Janet

In article >,
says...
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> On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 13:12:57 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 1/4/2016 7:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>> "S Viemeister" > wrote
> >>>> On 1/4/2016 4:35 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We do have swipe but I prefer to insert my card and use my pin. ATM we
> >>>>> do have a choice but not sure for how long.
> >>>>>
> >>>> I swiped a US credit card (which also has a chip) in Tesco, and the
> >>>> machine wouldn't process it. No problem with the card or my account -
> >>>> but Tesco machines seem to be a bit 'touchy', and won't process a
> >>>> swipe if the card also contains a chip.
> >>>
> >>> I believe it won't be too long before are won't be allowed *not* to have
> >>> a swipe card
> >>>
> >>> I take it you were allowed to use your chip and pin?
> >>>
> >> Yes. Sort of. Most US-issued chip cards are chip and signature, not chip
> >> and pin. I was in a hurry to catch a train, so just grabbed my Royal Bank
> >> of Scotland card and used that. When I got to Thurso, I had no problem
> >> using the US chip+signature card there.
> >
> > Strange.
>
> I once had problems in the UK getting cash with my debit card. I went
> into the bank to query why and when all was sorted out it seemed (back
> then) I had a four digit PIN and UK ones needed 6, just not enough
for it to process.

It's always been 4 digits in UK PINS, ever since PINS first came in.

I am betting that she was spinning you a line while getting the card
security checked to see if it was stolen or the issuing bank had put a
stop on it. If it had been, you might have found the bank door wasn't
working either :-)

She also told me that different accounts, such as
> savings and chequing, should have different pins, which ours don't.

In UK each different account and card should have a different PIN for
best security.

Janet.