I went into a home furnishing store today to purchase some stuff and attempted to pay by maestro debit card. They have a standard UB terminal that accepts maestro. This was clearly marked on the machine and on stickers around the till and door area.
I was not allowed to pay with maestro as their till would not recognise my card. They swipe thru the till and then use chip and pin via the UB terminal. The till and CC machine are not connected at all. The shop assistant was quite rude about it.
Is this legal/ethical? I thought the whole idea of chip and pin was that you never have this sort of activity.
I was not allowed to pay with maestro as their till would not recognise my card. They swipe thru the till and then use chip and pin via the UB terminal. The till and CC machine are not connected at all. The shop assistant was quite rude about it.
Is this legal/ethical? I thought the whole idea of chip and pin was that you never have this sort of activity.