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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 8937767)
Whats with the attack? Google it if you don't believe it happened, it was extremely common only around 7 years ago.
I have a friend who had his copied at a gas station, it was tracked exactly where the fraud had taken place, don't know how, I should imagine it was quite a long and difficult process, when its happening to hundreds of people i'm sure they didn't manage to track even half of them. It's a bit difficult to post to everyone in the country avoid the BP garage off junction 21 of the M1..... |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 8937767)
Whats with the attack? Google it if you don't believe it happened, it was extremely common only around 7 years ago.
I have a friend who had his copied at a gas station, it was tracked exactly where the fraud had taken place, don't know how, I should imagine it was quite a long and difficult process, when its happening to hundreds of people i'm sure they didn't manage to track even half of them. It's a bit difficult to post to everyone in the country avoid the BP garage off junction 21 of the M1..... |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 8937788)
Also as the tip is only 10%, it's easier to figure out there and then at the table.
There's no standard tip amount in the UK last I knew...? It's an extra amount given only if the service is above and beyond rather than the 'cost of service' model in the US. That's how I've always done it, and never based on a simple percentage. |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Tipping seems to be becoming more expected in the UK. 10-12 years ago when I first started paying at restaurants we'd occasionally tip but didn't feel we had to. Over the last few years it seems like people have started feeling it's expected of them, certainly in Leeds anyway. 10% is generally considered the rule of thumb in my experience.
The one I really hate, which I've had happen in a few places, is when you pay by card and they bring the little chip and pin machine to the table, it adds a 10 or 15% tip and asks you if you want to remove it. The first time that happened to me I'd been intending to tip and elected to remove the tip purely because I was so annoyed at such a blatent attempt to shame people into tipping - it's a lot harder to remove a tip than simply not add one. |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by Malashaan
(Post 8937893)
Tipping seems to be becoming more expected in the UK. 10-12 years ago when I first started paying at restaurants we'd occasionally tip but didn't feel we had to. Over the last few years it seems like people have started feeling it's expected of them, certainly in Leeds anyway. 10% is generally considered the rule of thumb in my experience.
The one I really hate, which I've had happen in a few places, is when you pay by card and they bring the little chip and pin machine to the table, it adds a 10 or 15% tip and asks you if you want to remove it. The first time that happened to me I'd been intending to tip and elected to remove the tip purely because I was so annoyed at such a blatent attempt to shame people into tipping - it's a lot harder to remove a tip than simply not add one. |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
I have only have my credit card information stolen over the internet and the unauthorized charges were immediately reversed. How does all that new fangled UK credit card features prevent information from being stolen over the internet?
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by Michael
(Post 8937966)
I have only have my credit card information stolen over the internet and the unauthorized charges were immediately reversed. How does all that new fangled UK credit card features prevent information from being stolen over the internet?
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
A lot of sites now ask a security question when I use my UK visa card. I also have a mini card reader that spits out a code I have to enter into the website if I want to use internet banking.
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by tonrob
(Post 8937855)
At the risk of turning this into a hotly-debated tipping thread...:unsure:
There's no standard tip amount in the UK last I knew...? It's an extra amount given only if the service is above and beyond rather than the 'cost of service' model in the US. That's how I've always done it, and never based on a simple percentage. |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 8938146)
I've always tipped about 10% for restaurant meals.
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
2) People drive MUCH, MUCH slower now. I guess due to all the speed cameras. I much prefer it. traffic is heavy |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
That's not entirely true, on busy roads of course traffic moves slowly but there has been a general decrease in average speeds on open road too. I believe it's a cumulative cultural shift where speeding has become less acceptable, the prevalence of speed cameras was no doubt one of the factors contributing to this.
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by rculater
(Post 8938199)
The fixed cameras are being turned off in some counties now due to the cost. The reason ppl are driving slower is because of no 1.
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Originally Posted by Malashaan
(Post 8938225)
That's not entirely true, on busy roads of course traffic moves slowly but there has been a general decrease in average speeds on open road too. I believe it's a cumulative cultural shift where speeding has become less acceptable, the prevalence of speed cameras was no doubt one of the factors contributing to this.
I had another great meal in a hotel in the Lakes - extremely high quality and beautifully presented. I'd say one of the biggest changes over the years has been the quality of food. The only bad meal so far was at a pub in the Lakes. This place also wanted pre-payment, which was annoying - we all ordered (food and drink), then the waitress came back and announced '<blah> pounds please'. It seems odd to tip before a meal, and It make it a pain to get extra drinks - had to pay for each extra set of drinks separately. I was trying to pay for everything but this made it harder. Also, despite all the b/s about security, I have to say leaving SFO and entering LHR were the easiest EVER, by a long shot. Security at SFO was quiet and efficient, and entering LHR was crazy easy. I used my UK passport, and went through the new machine that reads your biometric passport. I'd say from off plane to on the street was no more than 30 minutes total, most of which was waiting for bags. |
Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 8936852)
4) This was done to try and stop the fraud where they make a copy of your card while they have it away from you. This way your card never leaves your sight and is therefore more secure. Seems like a good thing to me.
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Re: Short trip back to UK - observations
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
(Post 8936983)
And if this was happening at an establishment, why didn't the authorities arrest the people in question? In all the years I've been using my cards at restaurants, I've never had, or even heard of anyone who had, an instance of this happening. That's not saying it couldn't happen, but I'd be willing to bet that as soon as word got out that this happened at a place, they would lose their customers.
The smarter ones know not to use the skimmed info too soon, and to make sure it gets used far away from the scene of the crime (but not so far as to trigger a block). Many just sell the information on to others. The US has a long way to go on financial security. I know of only two places around here that will do the chip+pin thing. Ironic, since the only customers with chip+pin are foreign. My bank, fortunately, is not one of the dumbest banks in the land, and uses hardware tokencards for internet banking. Pretty good, as long as you understand man-in-the-middle attacks and the importance of verifying the authenticity of your banking website. I'm really not a fan of most 'security questions'. After a while, every hopefully secure website knows the name of your first pet, and you stand to lose that very important information by key logging, malware, man-in-the-middle, or hackers breaking into one of your visited sites. Not to mention that most financial fraud is committed by someone known to the victim, who probably knows the name of your first pet. As a result I always give fake answers and can never remember the correct wrong answer when I need it. :frown: As for buying stuff on the net, always use a credit card. You can dispute any charge to any card, but having a freeze on a sub-zero (no pun intended) bank account (debit card) balance is marginally useful at best. |
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