From: Gordon 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Chip and pin in the news again
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 21:53:35 +0100

jjamies@tiscali.co.uk wrote
>
>Like I said the whole aim of plastic in the first instance is to make
>it safer than carrying cash.
>
Well, isn't it?

Try telling your bank that you think you've lost your wallet with £50 
in, and asking them to cancel those notes and send you replacements in a 
few days.    ;-)
-- 
Gordon Harris