Id required?

[scooby99]

On every trip, we visit 3-4 times each year & came back in September, there are a handful of stores who will ask for ID when paying by card.
The stores can vary on each trip.

[Ridersmom]

ID is always requested if you do not sign your card or your signature has worn out.

[scooby99]

Originally Posted by Ridersmom

ID is always requested if you do not sign your card or your signature has worn out.

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Interesting; my husbands signature has completely worn out on his card & he wasn't asked for ID; how would they see the signature strip for the majority of transactions in these days of chip & pin?

[claireyfairy8]

It is inconsistent as to when they ask for ID with credit cards, but normally it's purchases over $50 (this is what I was told by a shop assistant) when it's a foreign card they want to see it (note I've not been asked plenty of times on purchases well over $50).

[Ridersmom]

Scooby,

I have been asked twice in the last month when using my well worn debit card. Upon thinking about it, both times were at the Lindt chocolate outlet and for some reason they have a chip but everything is run without a pin (as a credit card, I guess).

I don't think I have ever been asked when I use my pin whether or not they have a chip.

Most places do have a chip reader but a few still do not (my bank among them). I always carry an ID (my driver's license) even when traveling with a passport,

[crowie]

Originally Posted by scooby99

Interesting; my husbands signature has completely worn out on his card & he wasn't asked for ID; how would they see the signature strip for the majority of transactions in these days of chip & pin?

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Same here. Bought lots, used card for virtually all transactions. Shops etc never actually ask to see the back of the card to see if signature on it, they just ask you to put it in the payment machine.

[3family]

Originally Posted by Ridersmom

ID is always requested if you do not sign your card or your signature has worn out.

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This certainly isn’t true as most shops don’t bother to check. It really is just a small number of shops that have a policy for all transactions

In general it’s not used

[pzizzle]

Got asked for ID when purchasing with credit card in Epcot yesterday. That's the only place in 2 weeks that have asked for it .

[Geordie boy 57]

We were in Vineland outlets on Monday
In Nike shop woman in front of us paid with an American Express card ( She wasn't from UK)
They asked her fir photo ID
We used our Revolut card and used Chip and Pin
We weren't asked for ID

[Littlered]

I was only asked once for ID whilst paying with CC in a Ralph Lauren outlet and I didn't have any!