From: "Alex" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Credit Cards/Chip and Pin/ATM withdrawls
Date: 21 Dec 2005 12:28:58 GMT

At 12:07:47 on 21/12/2005, Mark delighted uk.finance by announcing:

> On 20 Dec 2005 20:29:19 GMT, "Alex"  wrote:
> 
> > At 10:57:27 on 20/12/2005, Mark delighted uk.finance by announcing:
> > 
> >> That's exactly why I raised the original question.  I asked for ATM
> >> withdrawls to be disabled and I was told that it cannot be done!
> > 
> > They may not want to do it, but it certainly can be done.
> 
> Both my credit card companies have told me this.  One was prepared to
> lose my business over that issue.  I doubt they would do that if
> it were easy.

It depends on your definition of easy.  It's technically easy to do.  It will
require a system change.  They're unlikely to spend millions changing their
system to please one customer.  Once they have changed their systems, however,
it will be as simple as the phone monkey clicking a check box then your card
receiving new instructions next time it goes online.

However!  Bear in mind that they also may not want to do this as forgetting
your PIN may then require a new card, not just a visit to an ATM.