From: fred 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Chip and PIN - Any C&S cards refused yet?
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:14:02 GMT

In article , Alex
 writes
>At 11:16:02 on 23/02/2006, fred delighted uk.finance by announcing:
>
>> In article , Alex
>>  writes
>> > At 18:02:25 on 22/02/2006, Colin Forrester delighted uk.finance by
>> > announcing:
>> > 
>> >> Alex wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > > > It's been a few days, and I've been amazed at the response from
>> >> > > > retailers when using my Chip and Signature Amex card.
>> >> > > > 
>> >> > > > Apart from one guy at Sainsburys on the 15th (who just looked a bit
>> >> > > > surprised, and had to borrow a pen from me), nobody's batted an
>> eyelid.  >> > > > 
>> >> > > > Am I just lucky, or does it appear that retail staff have been
>> >> > > > adequately trained?
>> >> 
>> >> > > I've been using my new Chip and PIN Amex card in the US all last week.
>> >> > > Naturally I hadn't signed the card (totally forgot) - but had to sign
>> for >> > > the transactions over there.  Not one cashier seems to have
>> checked the >> > > non-signature on the back of the card with what I signed.
>> Their anti-fraud >> > > seems to be based entirely on real time lookup of the
>> card status.  >> > 
>> >> > Were you not asked for ID?
>> >> 
>> >> Nope - on no occasion was I asked to produce any form of ID (which is how
>> it >> usually is for me - I am a clean looking, middle aged, white male :-) ).
>> > 
>> > In my experience they ask for ID rather than checking the signature against
>> > the back of the card.  In fact, once they've swiped the card and seen ID
>> > they tend to give me the card straight back before I've even signed.
>> 
>> Have you proof of ID?
>> 
>> Yes, I brought my signature with me . . . .
>
>How does that prove your ID?

If it matches the one on my chip & signature card then it's a good start.
-- 
fred
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