From: "Alex" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: A&L Credit Card "PIN not enabled"
Date: 27 Jan 2006 09:38:56 GMT

At 22:43:30 on 26/01/2006, jjamies@tiscali.co.uk delighted uk.finance by
announcing:

> Hot from the Press - At last
> 
> People who are not comfortable with the new chip and pin technology
> need to apply now for a chip and signature card, or risk being unable
> to pay for goods.

Or, of course, they could pay cash.
 
> http://www.myfinances.co.uk/borrowing/credit-cards/credit-cards-general-use/ap
> ply-now-keep-signing-goods-$15142749.htm

And the 14th is only the date at which it is no longer recommended that PIN
bypass be offered.  There's nothing, other than the liability shift, to prevent
merchants offering PIN bypass forever.