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Credit/debit cards in the Common Market

27-11-2017 04:39AM

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rab!dmonkey

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Currys' UK website only accepts payments from cards registered to a UK address. Is this permissible under EU Common Market legislation?

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#2 27-11-2017 04:52AM

Victor

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I suspect there is a provision allowing vendors to protect themselves from fraud, hence it is harder for foreign nationals to get bill-pay phones than current residents.

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#3 27-11-2017 10:25AM

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rab!dmonkey wrote: »

Currys' UK website only accepts payments from cards registered to a UK address. Is this permissible under EU Common Market legislation?

I thought their UK website was only for deliveries in the UK anyway. Hence the restriction.

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