I went down to PSTB in Ballyfermot one morning and enquired about a debit/laser card.
I was told I need pay slips with me and had to be making over €20k a year.
So I went back down the following week and handed over everything. This is where the story changes. The girl then told me I had to be making over €30k a year and they couldn’t give me a debit/laser card as it was a credit facility.
I don’t get how I’m not allowed to debit my OWN money!
I was wondering what the deal with Debit/Laser cards is.
It's very old fashioned, but BOI and AIB used to do this also - I remember when I applied for my first Laser card with AIB there was whole hoo-ha to go with it.
Now AIB seem to distribute them as standard, with no checks. I'm not sure about BOI - but I think they are the same. PTSB are still a bit behind the times. Maybe it'll chance when they switch to Visa Debit.