From: "Swampy Bogtrotter" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Credit card without chip and pin
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:04:28 GMT

John B wrote:
> Alan wrote:
>> If the stolen cards are used by underage drinkers they could buy as
>> much alcohol as they want.
>>
>> The self -service check-out could cost a _lot_ more than the money
>> than Tesco are attempting to save
>
> Rubbish. If you use a self-service checkout to buy alcohol, a member
> of staff is required to approve the purchase - precisely so this
> problem is avoided.

But there's nothing to stop someone using a stolen card to buy non-alcohol
goods.....Isn't that just as illegal as allowing minors to buy booze?......