Police appeal for information after £30,000 worth of damage to ticket machine

Chris from Nailsea

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Re: Police appeal for information after ^30,000 worth of damage to ticket machine

« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2012, 21:38:11 »

Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all, ellendune! Shocked

I was merely offering an observation that some parents / guardians might have reservations about allowing their offspring access to a bank account with a debit card - even though there is no legal prohibition on that, as was suggested in a previous post. Roll Eyes


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Re: Police appeal for information after ^30,000 worth of damage to ticket machine

« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2012, 21:41:18 »

Aah yes, I remember getting a Solo card when I was sixteen. It was briefly very exciting until I realized that almost no-one accepted it at the time so it was only ever any use as a card for withdrawing cash from holes in the wall!


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Re: Police appeal for information after ^30,000 worth of damage to ticket machine

« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2012, 03:33:58 »

That statement regarding not being able to go overdrawn on an account if you're under 18 isn't strictly true! Shocked

I once had a Lloyds TSB account which had a full Visa Debit Card (Not Visa Connect or Visa Electron), which did let you go overdrawn! I know this because I opened the account purely for being able to buy my own train tickets, instead of having to pay cash! I booked a train ticket online using the card, I then had the unfortunate privilage of receiving a letter about 5 days later telling me I had gone overdrawn by ^7.80! Fortunately, as I was under 18, No Interest or Charges were payable!

As an aside, Try paying a ^110 Train Fare onboard a train with ^5 notes and watch the horrified look on the TM^▸ 's face!!! Grin


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vacman

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Re: Police appeal for information after ^30,000 worth of damage to ticket machine

« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2012, 10:00:55 »

Well it goes to show the averege IQ of criminals these days, I had reason to go to Barnt Green a few weeks back and the TVM^▸ has a big notice on it saying "PAY BY CARD ONLY".


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